Counseling
Sessions with licensed therapists help patients gain relief from a variety of mental health and behavioral issues whether by Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Solution Oriented Brief Therapy (SOBT), Sand Tray Therapy, Pastoral Counseling and Imago Relationship Therapy as well as Life Coaching and Hypnotherapy.
Karina's calling is working with individuals who desire transformation in their lives, whether it be healing from past trauma, or stretching to become the person they know in their hearts they are destined to be. Karina draws upon a diverse background in connecting with her clients. She is a Northern Virginia Board-Certified counselor, and she is working on her Ph.D. in Depth Psychotherapy from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Karina loves working with Jungian sand tray, dreams, active imagination, art work, narrative therapy, and the Psyche. She is client-centered and heart-centered, with a deep respect for the inner knowledge and wisdom housed within her clients. Karina's goal is to help you attune to your true self, bring that true self into daily life, and begin to thrive in the world.
Imago Relationship Therapy is used to heal and enhance all relationships in your life.
Pastoral Counseling works on relational and emotional issues and addresses the unique spiritual journey of each client.
Sandtray therapy is a dynamic and expressive form of psychotherapy that allows clients to express their inner worlds through symbol and metaphor. Sandtray therapy emphasizes a deep and accepting therapeutic relationship and an approach to sandtray processing that focuses on here-and-now experiencing. As people grow and develop, we all experience times and seasons when we seem to lose touch with who we are. We may have been taught that certain feelings are acceptable while others are not. In this process of denying who we truly are, we become disconnected from our true selves. Sandtray therapy provides an experience of reconnecting to one’s true self, of rediscovering dreams, hopes and visions. In this respect, all things become possible. Sandtray allows the unconscious parts of ourselves to speak, and be integrated into our daily lives.