Karen MacKenzie is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Chronic Relapse, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Family Conflict, Life Transitions, Parenting, Self Esteem, Stress, and Women's Issues. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
I am a compassionate, focused and experienced therapist who has special expertise in working with couples and families, including those affected by addictions.I use an experiential and systemic approach to assist clients in identifying patterns of feelings, thoughts and behaviors that occur in times of stress, and to change them so as to achieve success, happiness and intimacy. I believe that by collaboratively recognizing, honoring, and building on the strengths and resources clients possess as well as the impact of close relationships, they are able to glean a sense of hope and agency for the future. My training includes Emotionally Focused Therapy, a short-term model proven effective in healing relationships, as well as psychotherapy from relational, systemic and CBT models. In addictions work, I have learned from both 12-step and Harm Reduction perspectives and individualized care. I was a registered nurse before changing careers, studying psychology (summa cum laude) and then obta