Consider the most emotionally turbulent times of your life, or the lives of your children, and you will find they happen during periods of transition.

Maybe it’s an unsettling change of career or lifestyle, the loss of a loved one, the painful end of a marriage or other significant relationship, or the sensitivities unique to adolescence.  It is during these times of difficult transition, and the wide range of emotions that ensue, that people turn to Karen K. Moon, a psychotherapist, licensed clinical social worker and grief coach with a private practice in Wayne, PA.

Karen offers solutions that help people:

  • Recognize and accept the emotions they are feeling

  • Manage those emotions in healthy ways that reduce suffering

  • Tap into the strength you already possess and use it to thrive again

Drawing on more than 20 years of experience in family systems, psychodynamic theory and mindfulness, Karen has been called upon to help individuals and groups coping with traumatic events including the Oklahoma City bombings, 9/11 attacks and Columbine shootings. With more than a decade of experience offering employee assistance at Merrill Lynch, she is certified in positive psychology and specializes in helping people navigate the hurdles associated with major life transitions.

Rather than placing judgment upon your feelings, Karen is a source of understanding. She creates a safe space where first and foremost she is a listener. Then she peels back the layers of your story to provide clarity, perspective and direction.

Karen’s work is not about eradicating negative feelings. Instead, she gives you the tools to manage them, so they don’t manage you.

Career Highlights:

  • Private Practice, Lecturer, Grief & Adolescent Specialist

  • Crisis intervention and bereavement services for clients including Saks Fifth Avenue, Prudential Fox Roach, The Barnes Foundation, GlaxoSmithKline and Merrill Lynch

  • Board of Directors at Peter’s Place, a center for grieving families

  • Founder and facilitator of “Safe Space for Girls,” a weekly therapy group for adolescent girls

  • Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Workers

  • Master of Social Work, Washington University

 

Individual Therapy – Family & Group Therapy – Grief Coaching – Workshops & Presentations