Laura Karn

It takes courage to step into therapy and it is important to me to honor that courage by offering a safe, compassionate space for clients where their vulnerability can be met with understanding and where hope and healing can begin to take root.

I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker (I.1801144-SUPV). I completed my Bachelor's of Art in Psychology from the University of Dayton and completed my Master's in Social Work from The Ohio State University. Prior to joining this practice, I have provided therapy in community, court-based, school-based and private practice settings and enjoy working with both youth and adults in individual, couple, and family therapy.

While I have worked with a broad range of challenges, I am passionate about working with anxiety, depression, infidelity repair and partner betrayal trauma, and trauma/distressing events as well as working with youth who are struggling in school or in their relationships with peers.

Restoration Therapy has been powerful in how I walk through my personal life and relationships and also in the way I understand and work with my clients. Helping others connect to their true worth and value and recognize their own empowerment and ability to create safety in their lives is deeply moving work and allows clients to create deeper and more meaningful connections with themselves and others.

I also regularly use EMDR to help clients process upsetting or traumatic events, which is a trauma processing specialty that quickly allows clients to help trauma responses leave our nervous system.

The first is session is typically 55 minutes and is a time to hear more about a client's life and goals for growth, and I collaborate with my clients to create a therapy plan that will meet a their unique needs.