Deep Healing for People Who Are Ready for More Than Coping. You may have already done a lot of work on yourself. You might have read the books, tried therapy before, or gained a clear understanding of why you struggle—yet still find that certain patterns return in your life. Many people I work with describe cycles of anxiety, shame, self-criticism, perfectionism, people-pleasing, emotional overwhelm, relationship difficulties, or a persistent sense of disconnection from themselves. Even with insight and effort, lasting change can feel frustratingly out of reach. I believe healing becomes possible when we move beyond understanding our patterns intellectually and begin working with the deeper emotional and nervous system experiences that keep those patterns in place. For more than 25 years, I’ve helped adults heal from complex trauma, attachment wounds, and long-standing emotional patterns. I integrate evidence-based trauma therapies with a compassionate, experiential approach that supports clients in reconnecting with their innate capacity for healing and self-understanding. Rather than focusing on what is wrong with you, we explore what has happened to you and how your mind and body adapted in response. These adaptations often begin as protective strategies—ways of coping that once made sense, even if they now feel limiting or painful. Together, we work to understand these patterns with curiosity and compassion, so that change does not come from forcing yourself to be different, but from creating the conditions where healing can naturally unfold. Why This Approach Can Feel Different Many people come to me after previous therapy that helped them understand themselves more clearly, but did not fully shift how they feel or respond in their daily lives. Insight is valuable, but it is often not sufficient on its own. Experiences of trauma, attachment injury, and chronic emotional stress are not only cognitive—they are also held in the nervous system, in emotional responses, and in relational patterns that can persist even when we understand them intellectually. This is why I integrate several evidence-based approaches, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, attachment-focused therapy, mindfulness, and experiential techniques. These methods allow us to work not only with thoughts and insight, but also with the emotional and physiological layers of experience. The goal is not simply symptom management, but deeper and more lasting change—greater internal stability, self-understanding, and the ability to respond to life with more flexibility and ease. Ultimately, the work is about helping you relate to yourself in a new way: with more clarity, more compassion, and a stronger sense of internal support as you move through life.

I started my career after graduate school running group homes for adolescents. I also spent time working in a residential treatment program for adults with eating disorders and maintained a small caseload for individual psychotherapy.

I have been practicing psychotherapy and coaching with individuals and couples for 25 years. For the past few years, my interest has turned entirely to experiential therapies such as Internal Family Systems (Level 2 trained and Certified by IFSI), EMDR, Psychodrama, and Gestalt. Other strong interests include Somatic Experiencing, and Attachment Theory, as well as the Becoming Safely Embodied Skills developed by Deirdre Fay, MSW. My work is trauma-informed and holistic. Deep healing can be achieved when you can connect to those parts of you that hold the beliefs and memories and heal them (memory reconsolidation) through your own Self leadership. 

Internal Family Systems therapists get to know their own parts as a critical part of training in the model. Facing emotional difficulties that you may have been avoiding for a long time can be painful. But you do not have to do it alone! 

Internal Family Systems Consultation

Individual ($195 for 50 minute session) and sliding scale

Group ($195/hour) Shared among 4-6 clinicians

PSYCHOTHERAPY or Individual Consultation

Initial Diagnostic Appointment 

• 60 minutes ($225)

Individual Therapy Session 

•  50 minutes ($195) and sliding scale 
• 90 minutes ($295) and sliding scale
• 3 hour intensive ($585) and siding scale
• Online Group Therapy ($75) per group (Zoom) (no insurance accepted for group)
• Learn, and practice the Safely Embodied Skills, developed by Deirdre Fay, MSW to learn to live and thrive in your body and achieve the life that you have always wanted.
• Contact me if interested in being considered for a group.

Payment Options (no insurance accepted for group)

• Check 
• Cash
• Zelle 
• Venmo
• Credit card

Insurance: I have limited in network insurance slots, and offer private pay and out of network

“When I first started therapy I thought I could never overcome certain issues. Karen provided the hope that I needed to work through the obstacles to healing. I borrowed her hope before I had it myself! I deeply appreciate the journey that I went on to have a whole new experience of myself and my life” — Erin L. 

“Karen has a calm and compassionate presence. She makes it possible to open up and deal with longstanding emotional issues.” — Stacy M.

“When I first reached out for help, I was terrified and didn’t even know what I needed. Karen was able to gently walk me through my options for healing. She was able to help me to work on parts of me that I had hidden for my whole life.” -- Dominic R.