Karen Whitehead is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional. She specializes in helping individuals, and the people who love them, find balance with chronic health conditions or life-limiting illnesses, such as cancer. Anxiety, grief and loss can be a natural part of these traumatic experiences and Karen is skilled at guiding clients through these challenging waves of life.
Often with cancer, illness, or chronic pain we set up a merry-go-round inside our head. With each spin over the course of the day and (sleepless) night we’re surprised by the anxious thoughts that pile on it. We go round and round and the anxiety expands, sucking in everything around it to the point where we can no longer see how to stop the spinning.
That’s where therapy with me can help. I can help you learn to slow the spin, know which thoughts to keep by your side, and how to get back to moving in balance so you can live your life on solid ground.
My experience in education, business, and hospice coupled with training in hypnotherapy, mindfulness, trauma and cognitive behavioral therapy allows me to individualize our work together. I can hear the tough stuff you keep to yourself, laugh with you, cry with you, and build your resilience with new ways of coping so you can sleep more soundly and fully enjoy your life and relationships.
I also facilitate a free monthly support group for women with metastatic breast cancer.
Karen has a Master’s degree in Social Work from Boston University, is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (CCH) and is also certified to teach mindfulness through Shamash Alidina and the Society for Holistic Therapy & Coaches. In addition, she holds a Master’s degree in Education and Social Policy from Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Behavior and Management from the University of Michigan.
Please visit Karen’s website for more information www.karenwhiteheadcounseling.com
Online or in-person, this is designated for individuals to process and explore their thoughts. Typically, meetings are weekly or bi-weekly.
60 mins | $300 | Get started
Online or in-person, this is designated for individuals to process and explore their thoughts. Typically, meetings are weekly or bi-weekly.
60 mins | $300 | Get started
Online or in-person, this is designated for individuals to process and explore their thoughts. Typically, meetings are weekly or bi-weekly.
60 mins | $300 | Get started
Online or in-person, this is designated for individuals to process and explore their thoughts. Typically, meetings are weekly or bi-weekly.
60 mins | $300 | Get started
