Karen is committed to a lifelong journey of growth and learning. It is because of a conscious exploration on this path that she came to this profession, and she knew that she was "home" once she found it.
Karen received her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 1999 from Lesley University, subsequently achieving state licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. During her career, she has worked in non-profit agencies providing mental health services to women and men, groups, adolescents, children, families, and couples of diverse multicultural backgrounds. Karen’s fluency in Spanish has afforded her the opportunity to serve populations from many Latino cultures. She has been in private practice in the Boston area since 2003. She has worked with many clients who are new to (and sometimes skeptical about) psychotherapy, as well as clients who have been in therapy for years. She has worked with survivors of abuse and other forms of trauma, people struggling with anxiety or depression, women struggling with eating disorders and body image issues, adults who feel "stuck" in terms of career, relationship or life goals, couples trying to make their relationship work, parents struggling with their children’s behavior, and many others. Trained and certified in Post Traumatic Stress Management, she has been a lead responder in the Boston area, providing community-based support following traumatic incidents. She has provided expressive therapies groups based in dance/movement therapy to toddlers and preschoolers. In conjunction with her clinical practice, she has supervised interns in graduate training, and teaches in the graduate program at Lesley University. She is Secretary of the Board of the Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association for the year of 2007-2008, and President-Elect for the year 2008-2009. After 14 years of practicing yoga, she became certified as a yoga teacher by Kripalu Center in 2007. She maintains her own yoga and mindfulness practice in her life.
Karen feels that one of the greatest honors she can experience is to earn the trust required to be a facilitator and witness in another's healing. Karen’s insight into this process, the quest for truth and for growth, her caring and compassion, are what define her practice and life. |
