Karen Kavaloski
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Missouri therapists accepting new clients
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About Karen
Hello, my name is Karen Kavaloski and I am a LPC in New Mexico, North Carolina and in Missouri. I was originally licensed as a counselor in 2009 while working in Arizona by the State of North Carolina after making a career change from a almost 30 year history in nursing. My passion since I was a young adult was counseling and it took me almost 30 years to achieve my goal of becoming a counselor. I was a Marine wife for almost 30 years and have traveled allot, I have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. My youngest, a son, and one of my grandchildren are severely autistic so I can identify with the stress and struggles some families have with managing special needs within their family. I am also a cancer survivor. I believe we all have an ability to heal the body, mind and soul and I consciously strive daily to be an active participant in my life and support and encourage others to do the same. My education beyond my nursing and counseling includes a Masters in Business Administration and a Doctorate in (Christian) Ministries.
I have worked primarily over this past 17 years with trauma and substance abuse in the adult population with about 3 years working with the teenage population in these areas. I also have worked about 5 years total with prison reentry and counseling individuals and families with histories of incarceration in state and federal prison. I believe in working with individuals and families to achieve their highest goals. I believe the client is the expert in his/her own life and I fully encourage one to strive to work towards building a strong foundation within themselves and their families whatever that looks like to them, to that end I use focused solution therapy, internal systems therapy, mindfulness/compassion therapy, cognitive and cognitive behavioral, dialectical therapy, emotional freedom techniques and/or neurolinguistic techniques . I am also the author and publisher self help books under my Sacred Self Workbook Series
Outside my therapy practice, I spend my leisure time reading. meditation/praying and gardening. I do light exercise daily.
What Karen helps with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
How Karen works
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Internal Family Systems
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “Karen has been instrumental in my healing and recovery from emotional abuse. She is very responsive and has 14+ years of experience and wisdom and it shows through the golden nuggets she picks up on and reveals. I’m looking forward to continuing to work with her & hopefully uncover some more golden nuggets I can take with me on my journey in this life.”
- “She is kind compassionate and caring, also very professional and strait to the point. She has helped me tremendously through the years with different techniques and coping skills, I’ve learned a lot highly recommend her!”
- “She's fantastic. I could immediately tell how much experience she has and she obviously has an array of techniques in her therapy toolbox. I honestly thought it would take longer to find a therapist that I like. I'm so glad she was matched with me.”
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- “Karen brings a wealth of Experience and Expertise to each Session to help Unlock those Deep Insights”
- “I am getting back on track I am Taj Mahal I am protecting my identity I like you Karen you are such a good person”
- “Karen has helped me immensely with only one session in! She listens intently and then follows up with a plan of action. I feel heard and seen. I would 100% recommend Karen”
- “Awesome therapist. Great insight on my issues. Very kind. Just an overall good feeling.”
- “She has been very helpful and understanding of my issues and has given me alot of tools to help work out these problems and access where they come from”
- “In short time built trust in Karen’s guidance”
- “Very helpful”
- “Karen is a great therapist. I find to not only be relatable, she is authentic and real in a way that resonates.”
- “Karen is a great listener. She has a calm manner and shows complete understanding of the situation. I recommend her.”
- “Karen is amazing. She makes me feel safe as a woman of color and has loads of techniques and empathy to get me through the week. I've never had such a good therapist and I've got to dozens over my lifetime. If you are hesitant, let me reassure you that she is the best of the best. I am bipolar and CPTSD and she just gets me.”
- “In just a few sessions with Karen, I have already made enormous progress. She has a vast wealth of knowledge, experience, and resources that she shares with her clients, especially in relation to addiction problems. Highly recommend!”
- “Amazing and thoughtful. Remembers small details of my history that most people would forget. Make her therapy insightful and engaging.”
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