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Karen Geren utilizes an individualized approach that requires client input as to what is or is not helpful to their progress. She works based on the belief that each person is unique and possesses a distinct wisdom that, when accessed, allows for powerful healing. All work with Karen is voluntary. At no time will clients be forced or coerced to talk about or do anything they do not feel comfortable exploring. Since not all tools fit every personal style, Karen finds it important to provide a variety of strategies including but not limited to:

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Psychodynamic Theory:

Psychodynamic theory is based on the idea that bringing the unconscious to conscious awareness promotes insight and resolves mental and emotional conflict. Helping a client to empathetically comprehend the many ways historical events and people have shaped how they view themselves and interact with their world is very much a part of this theory.

Cognitive Behavioral Theory:

Cognitive-behavioral theory stresses the role of thinking in how we feel and what we do. It is based on the belief that thoughts have a direct link to negative feelings. Identifying, testing the reality of, and correcting dysfunctional beliefs are part of the CBT intervention.

Systems Theory:

Problems within couples or families are understood as the result not of particular members’ behaviors, but of the group dynamic. The family or couple is seen as a complex system having its own language, roles, rules, beliefs, needs and patterns. The therapist helps each individual member understand how their family or group is operating, their role in that system, and how dysfunctional dynamics are proliferated. Intervention points are unveiled throughout this discovery.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR):

EMDR treatment combines stimulation of different parts of the brain through bilateral eye movement or tapping with mindful self-awareness techniques and supported thought restructuring. This allows for more effective access to and processing of challenging life experiences which aids in bringing these to resolution. After successful treatment with EMDR therapy, emotional distress is relieved, negative beliefs are reformulated, and physiological arousal is reduced.

Also Offered…

Art Therapy Exercises, Attachment Based Interventions, Dialectal Behavioral Therapy Skill Building, Emotion Focused Informed Interventions, Experiential Exercises, Exposure and Response Prevention, Grounding and Safe Place Work, Internal Family Systems, Interpersonal Therapy, Mindfulness, Solution Focused Interventions, Stress Management