Karyn Anderson,LMFT

Hi, I am Karyn, My, friendly, courteous, and calm disposition will offer a safe, nurturing, and welcoming environment conducive to psychotherapy. I strive to ensure my patients feel safe and welcome when they come to their sessions weekly. I provide, and I strive to maintain, a good therapeutic alliance with my patients in which my patient feels safe and welcome to do the hard work of psychotherapy needed to ensure the maximum growth and healing is achieved for the patient."

I am trained in TF-CBT, CBT, Mindfulness, relaxation, and trauma-focused studies for adults, and soon I will complete my certification as an EMDR therapist. I enjoy working with clients struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and treatment of people with Bipolar disorder. A good therapeutic alliance with my patients in which my patient feels safe and welcome to do the hard work of psychotherapy needed to ensure the maximum growth and healing is achieved for the patient."

Given the key role I perform in the treatment process, I consider it important to ensure that the therapy session provides a safe, open, welcoming, atmosphere conducive to the patient. I believe that the quality of the therapeutic relationship is crucial in promoting open communication, to foster change and healing. I believe in empathically engaging with the patient in the treatment process to promote change

In my life, I have noticed the following themes among my patients who are experiencing depression, depression anxiety, and stress-related disorders. Feelings of isolation, loneliness, sadness, fears, negative emotions, and anxiousness. "My interactions in the session with the patient in the session will include; careful active listening, reflecting content, articulating an appreciation of the patient’s time and participation, encouraging the patient’s participation in treatment planning, inquiring about the patient’s expectations of therapy and openly discussing possible barriers to treatment. Given the key role I perform in the treatment process, I consider it important to ensure that the therapy session provides a safe, open, welcoming, atmosphere conducive for the patient. Reviewing client’s progress and satiation with treatment. It’s critical. To me, I will be self-aware with an ongoing ability to manage my biases.

During your intake session, I conduct a comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment for a holistic view of the patient’s strengths and needs. This phase is seconded by the collaborative treatment planning stage. In this stage, we will develop and clarify treatment goals, and mechanisms for achieving these goals. Along with how we will measure the treatment's effectiveness. My treatment planning phases will highlight the approaches such as EMDR, CBT, dialectical behavioral therapy, mindfulness, problem-solving approach, or supportive therapy and what theoretic orientation 

I defer to the most effective treatment orientation depending on the patient’s presenting concerns. This means that sometimes I will use an eclectic approach involving two or more theoretical orientations.