Welcome! I am so glad that you have made this very important step in seeking therapy through BetterHelp! My name is Karen Kluchin-Song. I hold a Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW) from Tulane University School of Social Work, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) within the state of Louisiana with over 18 years of experience providing therapy. My areas of expertise include: trauma, grief, women’s issues, blended families, LGBTQIA, stress and military. I also have experience in working on relationship issues, depression, anxiety, anger management, polyamory/ non monogamous relationships, young adult, first responders, control issues, family of origin, life purpose, dissociation, self love, workplace issues, combat issues, PTSD, addictions, parenting issues, guilt and shame, spirituality, sexuality, identity development, major life transitions, and isolation.
This experience was conducted at Military Installations, at Schools, at Domestic Violence Programs, Rape Crisis Programs, at Children Advocacy Centers (CAC's) and within Private Practice (among others).
My approach is eclectic- incorporating Trauma Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness, Strengths Based Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy. I believe strongly that my clients are the experts on their own lives. I wish to co-create goals for therapy with you as I walk with you along in your journey of self discovery. I wish to provide a safe place for you to process issues you wish to bring to therapy.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
LA LCSW 6475
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Karen is a great listener, asks great questions and very kind!
Written on Sep 09, 2023 after therapy with Karen for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coaching
Karen is amazing, she listens when I need her to, she asks questions and guides the session when I need her to, she calls me out on my bs in a loving way, and she makes me laugh. Great therapist!
Written on Feb 15, 2023 after therapy with Karen for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, coaching, and adhd
Karen is kind and easy to talk to. I love her therapy style!
Written on Feb 02, 2023 after therapy with Karen for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and anger management
I appreciate her insight on matters of life.
Written on Dec 19, 2022 after therapy with Karen for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd
Very calming, easy to talk to
Written on Oct 08, 2022 after therapy with Karen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Karen is great. Helps you dig deep. Professional. Relatable.
Written on Jul 22, 2022 after therapy with Karen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, and adhd