Karen McDougal, LPC
- New Jersey
- NJ LPC 37PC00474100
Not accepting new clientsVerified 20 hours ago
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Open 9 of the last 30 days
Live availability history
Open on 9 of the last 30 days
When Karen was open to new clients. We re-check the BetterHelp listing once a day and record what it said, whichever way it went.
Availability over the last 30 days: open to new clients on 9 days, waitlist or full on 21 days. Most recent check, Oct 27: waitlist or full.
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9/30
every one of the last 30 days checked
Availability forecast
Karen has been open to new clients on 9 of the last 30 days.
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About Karen
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 Read more Show less
What Karen helps with
Specialties and approaches
Specializes in
Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
Approaches
Client-Centered TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy