If so, you are in the right place!
United Health Care, Aetna, Cigna
Providing virtual sessions in Riverview, Brandon,Tampa and surrounding areas.
"Your mental health is a priority. Your happiness is essential. Your self-care is a necessity. Remember that you deserve to take care of yourself." - Unknown
Set healthy boundaries that align with you and your needs. No more going along with what everyone else need without checking with yourself first.
Process and grieve the distressing experiences that led you to counseling.
Build a healthy relationship with yourself that is centered around respect, trust and authenticity, while requiring it from others.
Learn strategies to manage nightmares and improve your sleep quality, which can significantly impact your well-being.
Creating a safe and empathetic environment for you to express your emotions and feel validated. You will know, your feelings and help clients understand that their emotions are valid responses to the trauma they endured.
Helping you develop healthy coping tools and skills such as grounding techniques, deep breathing exercises, and other strategies to help manage anxiety and distress.
Helping you recognize your strengths and build a positive sense of self-worth.
Collaborating with you, the survivor, to set achievable goals while also monitoring your progress.
Hi! My name is Karen Kennedy and I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and Master's Level Addiction Professional. One size does not always fit all, so I utilize an integrative style. Life sometimes comes with "hats" we did not choose but we certainly have a choice in how we feel, think, and respond! As a certified EMDR clinician, with Trauma -Informed Care approach, together we will personally tailor a good fit with stitching in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques interfaced with Unconditional Positive regard. With EMDR techniques, let’s clear out your old hat boxes, some that you may have even forgotten were hidden away.
What one will quickly realize when working with me is that I believe, live, and encourage the importance of establishing and maintaining boundaries and balance. It is my personal belief that when you achieve boundaries and balance in life, even the deepest-rooted trauma or even minor concerns become clearer and the path of identifying and living their personal unique order in life is obtainable. With the goal to work together to seamlessly ease into the therapeutic relationship, the client has the autonomy to move at their own pace.
I use a user-friendly intake process that sets the stage for the practical journey ahead. An important underpinning of change is self-work (activities uniquely assigned individually to practice in between sessions) is an important expectation in this process. This includes applying new coping skills and for EMDR - resourcing. I enjoy meeting each unique client where they are in their stage of readiness.
I look forward to supporting you with a smile. Karen@aresilientyoucounseling.com
Schedule a free consultation with me by sending an email to Karen@aresilientyoucounseling.com. We will decide if working together is the right fit, because your comfort level is most important.
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My goal is to support you with managing or eliminating the challenges you are facing.
We will identify your goals in a way that honors you and your needs.
This process takes effort and sometimes even courage. However, I know you are ready because you've made it this far!
You will begin to notice changes within our first few sessions, the more you do the work in and outside of our sessions.
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