Meet Kaaren
Licensed Professional Counselor
Registered Art Therapist, Certified Brainspotting
Internal Family Systems L1&L2 Trained Therapist
I am a person-centered therapist grounded in the 'Unconditional Positive Regard' of Carl Rogers ~ providing support and intervention without judgement.
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We are not defined by our past or our current behaviors, nor are we destined to relive destructive or unhelpful patterns.
All people contain remarkable capacity for growth.
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My approach is integrative ~ we are a unified mind/body/spirit that is profoundly influenced by our relationships and environment.
We possess innate ability to heal.
When not working, I enjoy spending time with my family, time in nature, and expanding my learning. I enjoy working as an IFS Program Assistant, supporting fellow practitioners as they learn the model. I assist my shamanic healing mentor with teachings. My husband and I are passionate land stewards and have recently returned 30 acres of farmland to native prairie and pollinator habitat.
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Please reach out, I would be happy to help.
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Training
Education
Master's Degree in Education, University of Tennessee
Master's Degree in Counseling & Art Therapy, St. Mary of the Woods
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Brainspotting
Brainspotting: Phases 1 & 2
Brainspotting: Freeze to Thaw
Brainspotting and Parts
Expansion Brainspotting
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Internal Family Systems
Coaching from Self-Leadership
IFS Circle: Foundations of the IFS Model
IFS as a Spiritual Practice
IFS Trailheads to Transformation
The Others Within Us: Working with Unattached Burdens
Level 1 Training: Internal Family Systems Institute
IFS Program Assistant Staff, Level One 880
IFS Program Assistant Staff, Level One 970
Level 2 Training: Intimacy From the Inside Out (IFIO): IFS & Relationships
Harmony Within: Embracing Transformation Through IFS, Retreat with Dr. Richard Schwartz & Jeanne Cantanzare
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Shamanic Healing / Spirit Energy Work
Walking the Beauty Way
Shamanic Healing Apprenticeship
Shamanic Healing Mentorship
Spirit Mediumship
Energy Essentials for Empaths
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Other Trainings
Shame-Informed Treatment Specialist: Eating Disorders, Addictive Eating
Narcissistic Abuse and Gaslighting: Treatment Course
Rewired: Yoga for Trauma
Sound Healing Certification
Solutions Focused Therapy
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