About Karen
Experience with Clinical Psychology and Psychoanalysis
I have been a clinical psychologist in private practice for 20 years. I have spent the past 10 years specializing in psychoanalysis with adults of all ages, gender, and sexual orientations addressing a host of needs and difficulties.
As a clinical psychologist, I have knowledge of the diverse psychological theories of development and psychopathology and I have learned a variety of treatment modalities. This means that I bring a deep and wide foundation to my work which I believe makes it easier for you to have confidence in my abilities and trust in me to understand you on both broad and specific levels.
Ten years after receiving my doctorate in clinical psychology, I expanded my credentials with intensified training in contemporary psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis provides a relationship between you and the analyst which allows in-depth understanding, knowledge, and recognition of yourself and your ways of interacting in the world. This level of recognition in dialogue with another provides insight and transformation. As an analyst I had to undergo the most intensive training that a psychotherapist can attain. This included a personal analysis, conducting psychoanalysis under supervision, and four years of coursework on psychoanalytic theories and practice.
For more information, you can visit the following sites:
Clinical Psychology in Wikipedia
Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles
Leadership and Community Involvement
In addition to being a clinician, I am a teacher, supervisor, and writer. I have held positions of leadership in organizations that support psychologists and train therapists to become psychoanalysts. Since my undergraduate education, I have been dedicated to teaching others the enormous breadth and depth of psychology and psychoanalysis, and the place it holds in transforming the individual, family, and ultimately society. In classrooms, in small consultation groups, and at conferences I have reached out to the community to share my expertise and to learn from others.
Individual and Group Instruction
If you are interested in learning more about interpersonal and relational psychoanalysis, I offer individual and group supervision which will intensify your awareness and ease in the personal use of self to help others. This knowledge is experiential and didactic rather than a textbook approach to learning about therapy. I have particular expertise in the areas of feminist theory, psychological trauma, and human development and can conduct short workshops or longer in-depth classes on these topics to educational institutions and medical practices.
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