Karen Richards MA, LMFT

Karen Richards MA, LMFT

Verified Credentials

Profession(s): Marriage & Family Therapy, Counseling
License Status:  I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:  LMFT
License Number:  LF60098314

My Approach to Helping

I help people have profound and meaningful relationships. I primarily utilize Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), developed by Sue Johnson. In couples counseling, I work with couples who have developed negative ways of interacting and become stuck. I help them get unstuck and reconnect with each other. I focus on the heart of the matter. I work together with couples to deescalate negative patterns, understand how those patterns became stuck, what the underlying feelings and needs are that are driving those patterns, and reconnect and re-bond with their partner. EFT is thoroughly researched and has an extremely high success rate of helping couples during therapy, and of couples continuing to do well after the therapy ends. I use it because it works very well.

More Info About My Practice

I also work with individuals. Often the individuals I help want to have a better relationship with themselves. When a problem in their lives arise, they want to be able to quiet the critical demons of self-doubt and trust their self to handle it. Once the problem is handled, they want to feel at peace and happy with their self, and have internal harmony. I help individuals explore their internal relationships, trust themselves, and reach greater harmony.
 

Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Family Therapy
 

Ages I Work With

  • Adults
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
 

Groups I Work With

  • Couples, families, premarital, stepfamilies, blended families.
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic Psychology
  • Internal Family Systems Therapy
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
Karen Richards MA, LMFT
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http://www.krtherapy.com
 
Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
15600 Redmond Way Suite 201
Redmond, WA 98052 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Abandonment
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Control Issues
  • Depression
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • Emptiness
  • Family Problems
  • Habits
  • Identity Issues
  • Inadequacy
  • Inattention, Impulsivity, & Hyperactivity (ADHD)
  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery
  • Irritability
  • Isolation
  • Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
  • Parenting
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sexuality / Sex Therapy
  • Shame
  • Stress
  • Trust Issues
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness