My philosophical life view is based upon a positive psychological perspective which means I truly believe that one voice can change your day, week, month, future and the world! I have dedicated myself to helping teens, young adults and women become a better version of themselves no matter what life throws at them. I enjoy challenging my clients to think differently and then watching the benefits that occur when they find success. I want to continue to teach courage and confidence by touching and diving into subjects such as overcoming self-doubt, identifying scarcity thinking and toxic surroundings, and unbalanced relationships. By having my clients identify on their own, their own overthinking, unhealthy relationships and perfectionism, together we can create new patterns of thinking that can lead to increased self-efficacy, courage and confidence.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

Client will have their ongoing symptoms assessed during the first session and then later reassessed to see if there has been progress.

What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?

I utilize a variety of techniques found in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Gestalt, Mindfulness-based Therapy, Solution-focused Therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. I customize the before-mentioned techniques based upon the needs of my client to help with mood management, anxiety reduction, develop social skills, adjustment issues, and process trauma, including religious, familial, individual, sexual, etc. These techniques, when practiced regularly, aid in discovering that they can be free from their self-criticizing thoughts and reveal a new empowerment to apply to their everyday lives. Let’s get started! And by-the-way, laughter often finds its way into our sessions.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I supposed my greatest strength is relatability as well as being able to find humor and wisdom in pain and grace and peace in discomfort.

About Karen Bruecken