Professional & Executive Counseling

"Sometimes you need someone other than your team or boss to talk with, because sometimes

you need to talk about them.” -Dean Myer

Everyone wants to sharpen and improve their skills and have better insight and understanding to life. Just like successful athletes, specialized coaches and training is sought to gain that extra edge to win. Seeking counseling as an executive or professional is that edge, it provides that private and confidential sounding board needed. It enhances one’s work on complicated issues and allows improved self-awareness as a leader. Providing objectivity, Karen assures the focus will always be on the client’s professional and personal development to maximize their potential and create lasting change. 

The trust and rapport Karen builds with her clients is crucial, and promotes change. Karen uses a client-centered approach to assure a higher level of comfort and communication is provided. She explores many different avenues and has extensive insight into human behavior and personal development. Karen assesses both the personal and professional lifestyles to identify the core strengths, values and issues preventing or keeping them stuck. 

Karen’s direct style, quick wit and southern charm allows for a level of comfort that is approachable and sincere.She has an honest and straightforward approach, her clinical insight and her no nonsense and personality helps facilitates changes her clients seek. Karen assists in the decision making process to help her clients set goals and to engage and improve relationships. She helps her client’s identify their needs, and how their attitudes, thinking and feelings influence their everyday decisions. Karen knows how a deeper understanding of self brings mental clarity and life into focus. By seeking professional counseling with Karen, insights are gained, so better communication and productivity leads to more success and health. 

Benefits of Professional & Executive Counseling

Perspective…time set aside on a regular basis to step out of the weeds and see the forest. Looking outside the box is crucial for professional growth

Objectivity…a sounding-board who understands the deeper issues impacting developmental growth. As an outsider with objectivity, there is no vested interests, except for the individual seeking the counseling. 

Truth…someone who will be completely, and at times brutally honest, about your behaviors, actions, reactions or issues. Someone who can confront the truths needed for change. 

Frameworks and insights…useful ideas and insights to gain the framework based on emotional intelligence and human behavior while processing past and present experiences with professional and personal situations. 

Motivation…ability to use a strength-based approach, while exploring both accomplishments and weakness to motivate change.