Hi! My name is Karen Fahey and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 28 years of experience. By seeking help, you are demonstrating that you have courage, strength and hope. In a safe and supportive environment, my approach is warm, compassionate and nonjudgmental. I strive to help individuals live through their pain and get to a place where they love themselves and where they can be freer to absorb love from others. I use a holistic approach, with a goal of integration, healing and change. I will help you to understand patterns of thinking and behavior by cultivating self awareness and self acceptance. I also utilize somatic techniques to focus on the body to go deeper into the healing process that may bring about lasting change. During my 28 years as a therapist, I have worked with a diverse population from ages 5 and up. I have experience working in a variety of therapeutic settings including, private practice, state psychiatric and general inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, emergency departments, community mental health centers and a cancer center.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
Our first session will be an intake session where I will ask informational and background questions to get to know a little about you. We will discuss what brings you to therapy now and what you see as the areas you would most like to work on and what your most significant challenges are. We can meet and greet each other, gather first impressions and see if we might be a good fit for each other.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Overall, I have developed strong intuition, have grown more compassionate towards myself and others and truly believe people can make positive changes it their life. I have worked hard as a person and professional to learn and grow in awareness and strength so I may present myself as authentic, competent and sensitive.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I currently work with adults ages 18 throughout the rest of the adult life span. As a seasoned clinician, I have life and work experience to offer. The clients I best like to work with are motivated to change and increase their level of self awareness. They like to challenge themselves and truly want to heal. They strive for authenticity and meaning. They are willing to learn and implement coping skills.