Karen Myers

Hello! I'm Karen Myers, LCSW, ACHP-SW. I am a mindfulness-based psychotherapist (dually licensed in North Carolina and Utah) and lifestyle medicine practitioner who loves working with clients who've lost their way a bit and are now struggling with anxiety and depression--and everything else that comes with it.

As a remote telehealth psychotherapist, using a Measurement-Based Care model since 2024, my professional background includes over 25 years experience as a medical social worker and advanced certification as a specialist in palliative care and hospice social work.

Mindfulness (merging the heart and mind) is the awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally. Instead of running from thoughts and feelings that make us uncomfortable, mindfulness invites us to embrace all of it--with a compassionate heart, loving-kindness and empathy-- in the present moment without judgment. We begin by stopping. Then, dropping. Into being. Here, we are introduced to the typically overlooked refuge of deep-listening within ourselves which accompanies it. It sounds easy, but it takes a little practice.

Mindfulness is my superpower...together, let's make it yours!

My specialty areas include: anxiety and depression, stress and burnout, stress management, panic disorders, ADHD, chronic pain, chronic illness, end-of-life supportive services and caregiver support, grief and loss, women's issues and maternal health, personal growth & self-esteem.

In addition to being a Mindfulness-based psychotherapist, I also use Transactional Analysis (PAC Model) and Gestalt Therapy while incorporating the use of guided imagery to help clients coping with residual grief and loss.

As a mindfulness-based psychotherapist, my clinical approach is heart-centered--strengthening the heart/mind connection--and, draws upon my training in Western behavioral science balancing that with Eastern wisdom traditions. It is collaborative, organic and intuitive.

I designed a mindfulness-based template which I call The 5 Pillars of Health for clients to use as a roadmap to help them regain their peace of mind through learning and applying the ABC's of self-care and direct the focus of their efforts leading to improved health outcomes and transformative personal change.

I equip clients with the tools to help bring about desired change that makes a real difference in helping them feel better about their lives and function more effectively in their relationships with others.

In our first session, we will complete the initial intake assessment. Collaboratively, we will pinpoint and identify the primary goal/s you wish to achieve from your Therapy.

I will be assigning homework/home practice for the coming week at the end of each therapy session enabling you to assume an active-role in accomplishing your goals for treatment.