Karen Gorrin, MA, LMHC
I am a licensed mental health professional with an established private practice focused in health psychotherapy and mind & body medicine in Bellevue, Washington. I became a psychotherapist fifteen years ago following a corporate career in organizational development and training–consulting with technology companies, law firms, and nonprofit organizations.
Karen Gorrin, MA. LMHC
My clients are primarily busy professionals experiencing burn-out, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, chronic pain, or have been diagnosed with a stress-related illness. I work with individuals and organizations to restore vitality and reduce stress.
Clients describe my office as “a refuge” from the stress of daily life, a warm and comfortable place to replenish and to heal; my wellness programs teach professionals to reduce stress and increase resilience.
I believe in the essential role of mental health in primary care: Psychotherapy is fundamental to wellness. After all, 75-90% of all physician office visits are stress-related. This is why I collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare providers to support your greatest wellbeing.
My current areas of inquiry include integrative health, deep ecology, and unraveling the mysterious process of healing. I am interested in the healing practices of indigenous cultures, the physician/patient relationship, and the roles of imagery, story, and nature in healing. Neuroscience, telemedicine, and social media also capture my attention.
If you are interested in a custom corporate wellness program, psychological assessment, or becoming one of my psychotherapy clients, contact me to schedule a complimentary telephone introduction.
“The best and perhaps the only way to change the outer world is to change the inner world. Life is a great big mirror.”
-Karen Gorrin
Education and Training
Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology (Expected 2014)
Pacifical Graduate Institute
Emphasis in the depth-oriented traditions; Psychoanalytic, Jungian, and Object-Relations; Psychological Assessment and Evaluation.
Master of Arts, Whole Systems Design
Antioch University Seattle
Emphasis in Human and Organizational Development. Additional post-Masters coursework in Clinical Psychology; Thesis title: Authentic Expression: A Process of Personal and Community Change through the Expressive Arts.
Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts
Columbia College Chicago
Emphasis in Theatre Performance and Directing
Continuing Education
My continuing education includes all required courses in psychology and ethics to maintain mental health counselor licensure, plus extensive complimentary and alternative medicine (CAM) healing practices.
Please note: I do not use any hands-on modality in my psychotherapy practice; however, my CAM education does inform my understanding of wholeness and healing. Selected trainings include:
- Couples Therapy: A Research-Based Approach with Drs. John and Julie Gottman at The Gottman Institute
- Craniosacral Therapy Levels 1-3 with Nancy Solivan, CD, MD, Mark Sanders, ND and Integrative Bodywork Institute at Bastyr University
- Clinical Pastoral Education at Swedish Medical Center
- First Line Therapy Lifestyle Medicine with Metagenics
- HeartMath Interventions Program at HeartMath Institute
- Healing and Imagery with Jeanne Achterberg, PhD
- Interpersonal Neurobiology Applications Training with Daniel J. Seigel, MD at Mindsight Institute Los Angeles
- Jewish Shamanic Healing with Rabbi Gershon Winkler at Walking Stick and Elat Chayyim
- Journal Therapy with Kathleen Adams at The Center for Journal Writing
- Lifespan Integration Therapy Introductory, Advanced and Refresher Levels with Peggy Pace, LMHC, LMFT
- Medicine Without Form with Thea Elijah, LAc at Bastyr University
- Mind-Body Medicine Introductory and Advanced Levels with James Gordon, MD at The Center for Mind Body Medicine
- Mindfulness with Rodney Smith at Seattle Insight Meditation Society
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Jon Kabat-Zinn PhD at University of Massachusetts Medical School Center for Mindfulness
- Reiki Levels 1-3
- Wise Heart, Mindful Brain Jack Kornfeld PhD, Daniel J.Siegel MD
- Yoga as Medicine, Saybrook University
Credentials
I am a licensed mental health counselor in the State of Washington. This credential requires a Department of Health approved graduate-level curriculum, 3000 hours post-Masters supervised clinical experience, and passing the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination. I am pursuing licensure as a clinical psychologist under supervision.