Karin Booher LCSW

I hope to create a trusting relationship with you early in the course of your treatment. This is one of the biggest predictors of success in therapy - the strength of the therapeutic relationship. Once we meet and I start to understand why you've come to therapy, we'll create some goals to help track your progress. The effects of therapy sessions range from subtle to dramatic. Processing your feelings takes some getting used to, but eventually, you will wonder how you kept things bottled up for so long! I hope you will leave most of your sessions feeling lighter and more able to cope with your challenges. I will give you homework, reading recommendations, or helpful resources at the end of some sessions. I may also ask you to complete standardized measures or assessments to gauge your progress.

I will walk with you on your journey through depression and anxiety, grief and loss, trauma, chronic pain, or other difficulties. I utilize a variety of tools to facilitate change, including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, grief support, and motivational interviewing, among others. I draw on empowerment and strengths-based theories and utilize a secular framework.

• Tennessee, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 8731