Karen Okun, M.A., LADC

Karen earned her master’s degree in clinical psychology at St. Michael’s College and has worked in the mental health and substance abuse field since graduating from the University of Vermont in 1988. Early on in her career, she specialized in working with adolescents and their families. She was instrumental in developing Student Assistance Programs in two school districts.

Karen offers individual psychotherapy and assessment services and has been doing so at Stone House since 2006. Specialty areas include substance use issues, anxiety, depression, and management of ADHD symptoms in adolescents and adults. Her approach is collaborative, warm, and engaging.

Karen is versed in several treatment approaches, including mindfulness techniques. She works with clients to develop a broader set of coping tools and skills, including how to manage or alter challenging thoughts, feelings, and behavioral patterns.

As a former college athlete and 16-year veteran assistant coach at the collegiate level, Karen has extensive experience assisting people in addressing anxiety related to performance and competition. She has observed how expectations that are placed on athletes and others, as well as the pressure that they place on themselves, can be very destructive obstacles to their growth and ability to develop a healthy sense of self. She believes in the importance of helping people find at least one thing that they are passionate about in life. Together, she works with clients to help them develop a healthy sense of self, purpose, and direction.

Karen accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield, CIGNA/Evernorth, and private pay.