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Hello! My name is Christine M Karol, and I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), additionally certified in Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy (ACHT) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I have over 28 years of clinical training and experience in the Fort Lauderdale area. The breakdown of my 28 years of experience is 28 years clinical and 20 years as a licensed therapist. In addition, I have incorporated my Jungian-based therapies into the other types of therapies in the last 20 years. I use different types of therapy depending on your needs and, often, more than one type of therapy will be used. I integrate complementary and holistic approaches of psychotherapy, incorporating a variety of methodologies to offer what is personally best for you--teaching progressive relaxation skills, and self-regulating tools for you to use to bring down anxiety, fear and panic attacks, to managing grief and loss or death and dying. I know 150% that the mind-body connection and creating a well balanced home-work-social life is a must! I have learned both personally and professionally that whatever we bring up, we have the ability to bring it down and totally release it and manage our own thoughts and behaviors.... so in turn, we can have more fulfilling relationships in all areas of our lives. At the same time, you will LAUGH a lot, as laughter is an important part of the healing process-- Healing and transforming your Life exactly as YOU create it! I truly believe that we are all 100% accountable for what we create---good and not so good. Simply put, my approach to therapy is compassionate , empathetic, and holistic while centering on a mind-body-spirit approach for a happier, healthier and more meaningful life......creating the BEST version of you!
Expect that is will be heart-centered and truely creating a genuine therapeutic relationship. Let me know exactly what you would like to work on during our time together, and how I can be of service and supportive to you.
My specialties are managing anxiety and depression, grief/loss, relationships, and trauma/PTSD. I also incorporate 20 years of energy training and a vast array of spiritual practice from cognitive behavioral, to solution focused, to other psycho-spiritual approaches to open your awareness at a soul level, and to create the BEST version of Unique Self. I have found that it takes a blended approach of shifting consciousness on the mind, body and spirit level to create evolutionary growth. We heal the traumas, learn and practice improved coping skills, boundaries, and move on to create shifts in all aspects of the Self.
My clients that I click with are very intuitive, often Empaths, who are dedicated to healing past traumas and old beliefs about themselves, to shifting all parts of themselves, mind, body, and spirit.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
We look at life experiences, relationships to gain insight about old beleifs and behaviors, while recognizing the negative feelings and emotions that were connected, and then discovering what you want, as well as what steps you need to do for yourself creating new, positive beleifs about yourself and choosing new decisions about what your next steps are. This approach is insight oriented, and works highly effective for anxiety and depression.
Hypnotherapy
I have 20 years of advanced certifications and teaching in heart-centered hyponotherapy. The hynotherapy is aligned with cognitive behavioral, release work of unhealthy emotions, transaction oriented, experiential and seeks for you to find and change unhelathy patterns of thoughts and behaviors.
Jungian
I have 20 years of continued training in Jungian training at all levels in the self. I incorporate a "Clearing process" to gain clarity about the parts of the self that block us from reaching our true potential.
Group Therapy
I have taught 10 years of Personal Intensive Trainings that consist of 6 months ofpersonal growth focusing on Codependency and the drama triangle, Addiction, Sexuality, Mind/Body issues, and Relationships. Those PTI workshops consist of meditative practices, hypnotherapy, breathwork, psychodrama, and experiential activites that bring about total person wellness. I also provide weight relase groups with a program called "Trim Life". I provide Vision Board workshops that incorporates the Laws of Attraction and guided processes to increase abundance and manifestation of personal goals. I also provide Transcendental Meditation groups for transpersonal and soul consciousness growth. I provide Breathwork workshops with advanced breathwork group sessions for release work. I am a certified Breathwork facilitator.
Transpersonal
I am trained and provide Rohun therapy sessions, a transpersonal work that removes blocked energy from the chakras, present and past life. I have 20 years of transpersonal energy trainings in energy management and subtle energy sessions, including transcendental group and individual work.