Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
Hi! My name is Karen McDougal, I am a LPC (licensed professional counselor) with 14 years of experience. My scope of practice includes general mental health issues (anxiety, depression, etc.) life adjustments/transitions, trauma informed therapy, familial conflicts, crisis intervention, career exploration and planning, and self esteem. I have conducted crisis assessments, provided crisis interventions, created, and implemented treatment plans, and discharge plans; in a hospital setting, outpatient services, and in home agencies. As well as provided education: on parenting behavioral issues and healthy relationships. I have facilitated and co-facilitated social skills groups, a psycho-educational group on anger management, and healthy teen/pre-teen dating relationships. I have assisted in observations for functional behavioral analysis reports, data collection, and treatment recommendations for children with behavioral disturbances. Also worked with children, teens, and adults on career exploration and planning.
Clinical approaches:
My orientation to counseling is person- centered therapy, mindfulness, trauma informed with a focus on helping clients find and reach their desired goals to achieve happier and fuller lives.
Experiences include:
Stress, Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, trauma, anger management, healthy dating, self-esteem, domestic violence, career exploration and planning, parenting issues, crisis, self harm, healthy relationship education, and communication issues
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Karen McDougal is a licensed professional counselor practicing in New Jersey with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career difficulties, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue.
Her practice encompasses general mental health care and supports clients through life adjustments and transitions with trauma-informed approaches. Karen has extensive experience conducting crisis assessments, providing crisis interventions, and developing and implementing treatment and discharge plans across settings such as hospitals, outpatient services, and in-home agencies. She also offers education on parenting behavioral issues and healthy relationships.
Karen has facilitated and co-facilitated social skills groups, a psycho-educational anger management group, and programs on healthy teen and pre-teen dating relationships. She has participated in observations for functional behavioral analysis reports, performed data collection, and contributed treatment recommendations for children with behavioral disturbances. In addition, she has worked with children, teens, and adults on career exploration and planning.
Her therapeutic orientation is grounded in person-centered therapy, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care, with a focus on helping clients identify and reach their goals to lead happier, fuller lives. Karen is licensed to practice as a professional counselor in New Jersey; her license is recorded under the number 37PC00474100.
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