“Why is this happening to me?” “How can I trust myself to make the right decisions?” “Will I always be a people pleaser instead of looking out for myself?” “Why can’t I be happy right now?” Are questions like these consuming your thoughts? Do you often experience feelings of helplessness and hopelessness?
Sometimes we need guidance to get past emotional turmoil and back on a path towards contentment in our lives. Therapy can help with navigating through life’s problems by setting and accomplishing goals to help you return to good mental health and personal or professional growth.
Hello and welcome! I am from the great state of Texas and have been an accomplished psychotherapist for 30 years. I have a broad range of clinical expertise in assisting individuals, couples and families. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, coping with grief and loss, as well as other equally important issues.
This is truly my life’s calling and it is wonderful to be able to watch people make positive changes in their lives. Throughout the years, I have been able to build rapport quickly with compassion and empathy towards my clients who have ranged in ages from 4 to 104.
I have found that utilizing an integrative therapeutic approach is beneficial to meet each individual’s unique needs. This treatment, along with a wealth of life experience, offers a more flexible and inclusive perspective to assist in navigating through unhealthy lifestyle patterns.
The first step is the hardest and here you are! If you seek to have a voice in the direction of your therapy and view the therapeutic relationship as a partnership, then I welcome the opportunity to meet with you and begin your healing journey.
Tell me your story.
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Mood disorders , Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
TX LCSW 41704
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Karen VanWyk. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Karen responds to my messages the same day, sometimes messaging back and forth a few times a day. She listens and understands during our video calls and I can count on her to send me a full recap of our calls with further insights, ideas for me to consider, information.
Written on Apr 22, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, parenting issues, anger management, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Karen VanWyk is a caring and understanding therapist. She helps me see things in a positive light. Highly recommended her to anyone looking for a therapist treating trauma.
Written on Apr 19, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and bipolar disorder
Karen is a shining God filled Therapist who is filled to overflowing with Holy Spirit fruit; love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control!! She is a fantastic listener, questioner, confidante, encourager and so much more!!
Written on Mar 31, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
A wonderful person, fully dedicated to her clients! Goes above and beyond!!!
Written on Mar 18, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 2 months on issues concerning addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes
Karen is attentive and intuitive and always responds promptly. I can’t get over the amount of work we’ve done and the progress I’ve made. I highly recommend her
Written on Feb 14, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Karen is so attentive and patient with me. She allows me to speak and then gives me applicable solutions and varying ways to achieve my goals. She keeps in contact with me during the week and encourages me to reach out if needed. I’m so thankful for her time and expertise. I highly recommend Karen and Better Help for those of you that are seeking counseling. It’s a place to release all your worries without the fear of judgement but with the assurance that they’re going to help you get to a better place in life. It takes time, but we’re worth it.
Written on Dec 14, 2023 after therapy with Karen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and self esteem