Karen is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of Arkansas with over 25 years of experience supporting individuals across the lifespan.

Certified In:

• Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

• Sand Tray Therapy

• Play Therapy and Art Therapy Techniques

• Telehealth Best Practices

Specialties

• Trauma

• Grief and Loss,

• Anxiety

• Depression

• ADHD

• Mood Disorders

• Serious Mental Illness

• Developmental Challenges

• Clients facing terminal illness

She has a strong background in family therapy, play therapy, and trauma-informed care, with particular interest in generational trauma, parent-child relational challenges, and healing from childhood trauma. Karen utilizes a broad range of evidence-based interventions and works comfortably across outpatient, school-based, and medical settings.

Approach

Eclectic, Trauma-Informed Care – Karen brings warmth, wisdom, and a deeply personalized approach to every therapeutic relationship. Her sessions may integrate cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), expressive therapies, play and sand tray modalities, and parent-child interventions based on each client’s needs and goals.

More About Karen

Karen earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Arkansas State University.

Since earning her LCSW in 2003, she has served in a wide variety of roles—from outpatient therapy and hospice care to school-based mental health and inpatient trauma recovery.

Karen is a founding member of the International Association for Sand Tray Therapy and has provided supervision and mentorship to numerous social work interns and Licensed Masters Social Workers (LMSW) towards earning their LCSW. 

She is CPR-certified and has longstanding training in crisis intervention, disaster response, and HIV/AIDS education and counseling.

Passionate about generational healing and creating safe spaces for emotional growth, Karen’s therapeutic style is both nurturing and direct. Clients appreciate her grounding presence, sense of humor, and commitment to helping them build a more connected, stable future.