Karen Brown, LPC
About me
Navigating life can be challenging…down right hard. It's often filled with unforeseen obstacles and life-altering events. Finding answers to life's problems can leave you feeling overwhelmed, powerless, and alone. I can help you identify, explore and resolve the answers you seek in a safe, caring, empathic and nurturing environment. Initially, sharing your life can unsettling. It can also be a definitive sign of strength and resilience. Restructuring thinking, creating balance, examining relationships, as well as addressing previous trauma, are all ways I can assist you begin your healing journey. Together we can draw from your fluid past and create a remarkable future…a road map to unlimited possibilities.
I am a multicultural, strength-based therapist specializing in individual, couples and family therapy, career counseling, grief counseling, and intergenerational trauma. We are part of the human family, yet with unique needs. As unique as your individualized thumbprint. With a hand-crafted, integrative approach to therapy, designed to your specific needs, we can dismantle unconscious, impulsive and unresolved behavior. It is possible to reach your ultimate goals and heart’s desires.
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), and an Ordained Minister (ORDM). Graduate with a Masters of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Argosy University in Atlanta, Georgia. Member of Chi Sigma Iota International Counseling Honor Society, Licensed Professional Counselors Association, National Board of Certified Counselors and Savannah Mental Health Clinicians. Published article entitled “Spirituality in Recovery “ for The Meadows Magnolia Recovery Center in Wickenburg, AZ. Presenter for Goodwill Industries of The Coastal Empire, Heads-Up Guidance Service and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System.
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
License information
GA LPC LPC012290
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Karen Brown. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Karen has changed my life in so many ways. Couldn't be more grateful to learn from her. I trust her so much. She sees me! She is so gifted at what she does. I wish I could have found Karen YEARS ago.
Written on Jul 09, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 5 months on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues
Karen is awesome. She definitely displays professionalism, expertise, and is ver personable.
Written on Aug 10, 2023 after therapy with Karen for 4 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues
She is great!
Written on Dec 16, 2022 after therapy with Karen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, coaching, and adhd
I love Ms. Karen, she’s so caring and compassionate. Really helped me through dark times. Couldn’t recommend her enough.
Written on Dec 14, 2022 after therapy with Karen for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Excellent therapist
Written on Oct 28, 2022 after therapy with Karen for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Karen is great. She is very understanding and easy to talk to.
Written on Sep 13, 2022 after therapy with Karen for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes