Therapists in Florence, CO

I am an LPCC, have a second master's in criminology, am an end-of-life midwife, am certified by the Center for Hoarding and Cluttering, and am a member of the American Red Cross’s Disaster Response team. AND…• I’m a mom, world traveler, reader, and movie/theater lover.• I’m the author of a dozen+ books.• I love to laugh and believe laughter has a place in therapy. • I’ve walked more than 700 miles of the Camino de Santiago.• I have a very large, very strange cat named Kenosha.• My little sister’s murder many years ago drives my work with trauma victims.

Do you have a friend, neighbor, or coworker, or relative or are you going through a difficult time emotionally? Struggling with a crisis in life? Or simply feeling down? Consider letting someone with my skills as a Licensed Addiction Counselor and a Psychotherapist help in treating Substance Abuse, Bereavement and Loss, and with Co-occurring disorders such as depression and anxiety. My goal is to guide you during difficult times by listening, encouraging you to rediscover basic principles to unlock and to achieve your potential in a safe, supportive, and confidential setting. Supervision towards licensure available.

YOU have to connect with your therapist. No matter the therapist's specialty, YOU have to feel it, that they understand and respect YOU. Its been my passion for 20 years to support people in their quest to live their best life. I'm strengths based, all have inherent strengths and the ability to live a fulfilling life. I specialize in mental health, addictions, and work from a holistic approach. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from an eclectic angle seems to most benefit my clients. See many video testimonials at A-Womans-Way-to-Recovery.com for more details. For an intervention please see YourIntervention.com

'We do what we want' is a primary premise in the approach Karen takes to counseling, and a clear reflection and understanding of what that means to each client, is where she will begin. Karen's counseling style is based in Reality Therapy; our choices are powerful. She will help her clients to take stock of where he or she is, where they truly desire to be, and help search her client's soul to determine what he or she is willing to do to achieve success as they define it.

I enjoy working with patients who are just as diverse as their issues. I have enjoyed working with families, couples, individuals, inmates in the Georgia DOC, soldiers, and those suffering from addictions. I have experience helping those suffering from trauma and other issues. I believe in a holistic approach, focusing not just on a patient's mental health, but helping them address issues they feel the desire to work on such as, occupational, spiritual, change of life. and health.

We know finding the right therapist can be a daunting task. We hope to make that easier. We pride ourselves on the ability to work with each person in a supportive and encouraging setting. We strongly believe in each persons potential and ability to make changes and create happiness. Our clinicians are highly trained in a wide array of specialties. At 1st Priority Institute for Better Living the atmosphere is cheerful and hopeful; optimistic for a better tomorrow. We encourage you to dig deep and call today.

Warm greetings! I am a LCSW and earned my Masters degree at Augsburg College of MN. I have been providing individual and group therapy for over 5 years in a variety of settings which includes; psych-hospitals, Medical hospitals, crisis residential, and currently a private prison. I offer a free 20 minutes phone consultation through my private practice at My Recovery LLC.

Whether you are facing a new life stressor or ongoing mental health concerns, I offer a variety of treatment interventions to address anything that presents a barrier to living the life you want. I provide direct and supportive, holistic, educational and evidence-informed treatment for life's current stressors as well as mental health concerns that come up. Along with sound knowledge of human behavior, I bring warmth, compassion and positive regard to the collaborative relationship based on trust and confidentiality.