Psychotherapy for relationship issues, couples, premarital and marital counseling, depression, and anxiety located in the historical McNear building in beautiful downtown Petaluma.
We can heal together. We will talk and problem solve. You will be active participants in this process.
Congratulations for taking this first step toward progress.
About
Karen Collins (previously Hamilton) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), and holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology.
Karen has over twenty years of clinical experience conducting individual, couples, and marriage counseling. Her work in the mental health field began as a family interventionist at Full Circle Recovery Center. Her commitment to ongoing clinical education in all areas of mental health is tireless, and her work as a clinician included direct consultation with Dr. Stephanie Brown, Ph.D. Her clinical work has encompassed individual counseling, marriage counseling, couples counseling, and parent coaching. She has practiced at Kaiser Complex Chronic Conditions, Henry Ohlhoff Recovery Programs, and Bay Area Community Resources, and has been in private practice since 2011.
“One day, in retrospect, the year of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful”
-Sigmund Freud
Services
Individual Services
Karen provides one on one psychotherapy for adults, focusing on the strength and stability of the relationship between herself and the client. She has the warmth and empathy to make her clients feel comfortable in her care, along with the patience and directness to be honest yet caring at the same time. Karen provides a confidential environment where communication is primary, and gives her clients the chance to explore their feelings, beliefs, and behaviors so they may better understand themselves and others, set personal goals, and work toward desired change.
Couples Therapy
As a couples counselor, Karen works to help couples understand and resolve conflicts and improve their relationships, providing counseling to give them the tools to communicate better, negotiate differences and resolve problems. Karen knows that entering into a safe, neutral space with a caring professional can encourage a stronger, enduring connection in couples, and she strives to provide that space.
Parent Coaching
Karen provides an initial assessment to tailor the needs of your family. Karen works with you to create an environment with consistent parenting between you and your parenting partner. Karen teaches you how to decrease your parenting stress with effective tools and strategies. She guides you to limit set and develop new healthy patterns which will increase your child’s compliance with structures and boundaries. And most importantly, she will help enhance the love and trusting bond between you and your child.
“Before I saw Karen, I had a very unhelpful experience with a previous therapist who wasted a lot of my time and money filling out endless amounts of paperwork. We didn’t even get close to what I needed help with.
Karen listens and understands. She helps me make sense of things and puts me on a positive track.
Every time I leave one of our sessions, I feel like a weight has been lifted. I feel like someone is rooting for me. I now have healthier perspectives. And one thing I also appreciate is how flexible she is with her approaches that help me grow.”
– C.S.
“Karen is a gift! She saved my marriage!! She is so kind, patient, skilled, warm, experienced, professional, and most of all: the best couples therapist we have ever had!! I can’t say enough wonderful things about her and the help she gave us. Any couple would be lucky to work with her.”
– L.J.
Contact
I look forward to hearing from you!
Phone: 415.368.3478
Email: KarenHamiltonTherapy@gmail.com
Address: 7 Fourth Street, Suite 11, Petaluma, CA 94952