About Karen
Karen received her bachelors degree in Psychology from Sonoma State University and her Masters degree in Counseling Psychology from Meridian University. Her training included experiential, somatic and art psychotherapies in addition to traditional approaches, allowing Karen to connect deeply with clients and explore their inner world.
Karen Schneller's approach to therapy is relational. Importance is placed on the relationship between therapist and client creating a safe place for clients to explore difficult and painful parts of their lives while helping to create a more balanced life. She utilizes a psychodynamic approach while weaving in CBT, DBT and experiential psychotherapies.
Karen's practice is dedicated to supporting clients on their journey to health, while challenging and restructuring unhealthy coping skills. She brings compassion, experience and passion to her work with clients.
Karen's experience involves working with teens and adults in a variety of settings. Karen took a special interest in working with eating disorders in 2004 when she began her training at The Center for Discovery, an adolescent residential treatment center for treatment of eating disorders and co-occuring disorders. She went on to work at several Intensive Outpatient Programs in addition to working at an adult residential treatment center for women struggling with eating disorders.
