LPC, 9 years of experience
Welcome to Kairos Counseling and Consulting LLC. Im Carmen, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) in the states of Pennsylvania and Florida. I received my masters degree in counseling psychology from Chatham University. Impacting individuals and families; helping them to experience resilience, growth and transformation through difficult experiences and life transitions has continued to be my primary motivation. My clients are usually self-aware, observant, strong, intelligent, and sensitive; desiring the skills or motivation to move forward. But also may feel overwhelmed, ashamed, anxious, depressed, self conscious and/or defeated. My role in your journey will be to assist you in managing physical, emotional and experiential symptoms that have kept you stuck, process distressing experiences and envision a future grounded in hope. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I look forward to supporting you in that journey.
I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. And your treatment plan should be tailored to meet your unique and specific concerns. In our first session we will get to know each other to determine goodness of fit understanding of how I can best serve you. We will discuss your leading concerns along with the impact it has on you. Together we will develop goals to guide us over the next few sessions.
Compassionate support, listening, hearing and mirroring (a) are invaluable tools I will bring along with us on this journey. Ive (b) developed through experience the skill sets and interventions to assist you in managing the emotions and trauma reminders related to your difficult experience and create a functional plan to help you move through the stages of stress, loss and/or trauma into resilience and healing.
My clients are usually self-aware, observant and sensitive; desiring the strength or motivation to move forward. But also may feel overwhelmed, ashamed, anxious, depressed, self conscious and/or defeated. My role in your journey will be to assist you in managing physical, emotional and experiential symptoms that have kept you stuck, process distressing experiences and envision a future grounded in hope. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I look forward to supporting you in that journey.
After completing a thorough assessment we will design a treatment plan that utilizes a variety of interventions from the following modalities of therapy: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Positive Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Solution Focused Brief Treatment, Christian Counseling, Interpersonal and/or Grief Counseling.
Woking within the trauma field for twenty years wearing a variety of hats including social worker, clinician and therapist, I possess years of clinical training in trauma-based models such as Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), TF-CBT, Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), Integrative Treatment for Complex Trauma (ITCT), and Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT). CBT is at the core of my practice and a tool for every toolbox. Cognitive restructuring can help with management of racing and disorganized thoughts, insomnia and other symptoms of trauma, anxiety and mood disorders. Cognitive, emotional, and somatic processing are the hallmarks of this model. I want to support you in developing awareness of needs, strengths, triggers and resiliency factors. This will include us taking a dive into your subconscious to better understand stress responses, motivations and meaning as it relates to you in relationship with others, striving for success, managing emotions or thinking and so much more.
Guiding clients as they explore loss, transition, emotional symptoms and holistic wellness. Using techniques specific to MI (OARS) to enhance client awareness, arousal and motivation to move. Works especially well with clients that feel stuck.
Each one of you deserves a chance to make peace with your past and be mentored for destiny. This is for individuals that may have grown up in a faith filled family, are Christ-curious or are wanting to return/strengthen to their faith. I've prayed with many across multiple platforms and life spaces. Discipleship can be impactful at every stage and season of life. Allow God to partner with you in your healing journey.
3 ratings with written reviews
July 24, 2025
With one session done, I must say, I am very pleased with who I chosen to take me through my healing journey. I can say I’m excited and ready to start my path to happiness.
June 5, 2025
I've been meeting with Carmen since December of 2024, and she's been amazing! I always enjoy our sessions and the warmth and perspective she brings to the topics we discuss. She's very empowering, kind, and truly takes the time to listen and respond in a way that lets me know that she understands me. She's guided me through very challenging times and has always provided an atmosphere that allows me to challenge myself to become my best self. I'd absolutely recommend her! :)
April 30, 2025
Carmen is very empowering and when Ileave my sessions I feel I can conquer my goals at my pace, but with tangible outcomes.