I am a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 35 years of experience working with adults and adolescents. I specialize in trauma-informed brain and body focused psychological treatment, as well as life coaching. In addition to traditional talk psychotherapy and coaching, I use Brainspotting* as a particular method to help clients heal from trauma, improve performance, and expand health and creativity. I use the Core Gift Discovery process to help clients develop a sense of purpose and well-being and to help guide their decision-making.
I treat clients dealing with issues of
• personal growth and development
• grief and loss
• trauma and childhood family dysfunction
• dissociative phenomena, parts, and insiders
• death and dying
• destructive cycles in relationships
• self-criticism and negative core self-beliefs
• depression and anxiety
• identity and meaning
• psycho-spiritual struggles
• enhancing performance
*How can Brainspotting help you? “Where you look affects how you feel.” (David Grand, Ph.D., Brainspotting Founder and Developer). For more information, visit the Brainspotting website at www.brainspotting.com.
Karen E. Phillips, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist (CA 11251) and Life Coach