Karen Ponder, Lcsw
Licensed Psychotherapist
There’s a great need for stress reduction, better coping, improved mental clarity and emotional balance; these are the key elements sought and needed in today’s society. The world is forever changing, and over the past several decades, a faster pace of life has won; but not everyone is prepared to handle the rapid and excessive stress it is producing. More stress elevates anxiety and poor coping, which leads to health, emotional and behavioral issues. And that ultimately impacts our personal and professional lives. Karen produces greater stability and emotional health with her clients, and wants to empower them for long lasting success and healing.
Karen is a licensed therapist and has extensive clinical experience with both professionals and families that spans over two decades in South Florida, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Her clinical training and understanding of human behavior and development is demonstrated through the quality of work she provides with both adults and adolescents in her practice.
By creating a comfortable and secure environment, Karen encourages and empowers her clients to work through their personal and/or professional conflicts. She helps her clients make the connections with their past, present and future to meet their goals and achieve what is important to them. She goes beyond the typical reflection of feelings and human personality. Karen assesses, educates and demonstrates how an individual’s emotional imbalance impacts how behaviors are received and effecting our daily living. Karen understands and believes clients see more success and healing when mental clarity and emotional balance is achieved.
AREA’S OF EXPERTISE:
● Men’s Mental Health & Wellness ● Professional, Executive & Sports Counseling ● Adolescent & Family Therapy ● Anxiety & Depression ● Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ● Grief & Loss Counseling ● Mental Health & Substance Abuse ● Stress & Anger Management
