Biography
Karen joined the Townsend team at Concordia in 2018 and is thrilled to be a part of a community contributing to students learning and growth experience in their educational and professional development. Karen is a licensed Marriage Family Therapist. She received her Doctorate and Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Pepperdine University and Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine. Karen is an EMDR Level I & II trained clinician and a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist. In addition to maintaining a full-time private practice in Laguna Hills, Karen co-facilitates an outreach grief recovery program in her community twice a year. Karen has taught graduate psychology and undergraduate child development classes as an Adjunct Professor at Hope International University in Fullerton, CA. Karen’s training background includes: working with adolescent juvenile offenders, their families, and coordinating treatment with police and probation in an Orange County Juvenile Diversion Program; counseling college students at a University Counseling Center; working with military service men, women, and their families at a former Marine Air Corps Station in El Toro; and providing inpatient treatment in a hospital setting. Karen specializes in treating those afflicted with grief and loss, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and childhood disorders of ADHD and OCD. She sees individuals, teenagers, children, and families in her practice. Karen is a member of Mount of Olives Lutheran Church (MOO) in Mission Viejo. When not working, Karen enjoys spending time with family on Kauai and friends hitting the links on the golf course or relaxing at the beach.
Degrees Earned
- Psy.D. Clinical Psychology Pepperdine University
- M.A., Counseling Psychology Pepperdine University
- B.A. Psychology University of California, Irvine