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Karen Israel M.Ed., LPC, BCPC
Karen Israel Quick Facts
Main Areas: Trauma recovery, depression and anger management, divorce recovery, self-esteem buildingCareer Focus: Private Practice
Affiliation: American Association for Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, American Psychotherapy Association
Karen Israel is a graduate of the University of North Texas with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master of Education degree in Counseling Psychology. She has extensive clinical experience in trauma recovery, divorce recovery, depression management, anger management, grief recovery, self-esteem building, personal boundary work, and family systems therapy. She has been active in the psychotherapy field for 10 years and looks forward to expanding her practice to accommodate the scores of people needing help and seeking self-improvement.
The most common after-shocks of divorce are sadness, depression, anger, and a loss of self. And Divorce Recovery is something that many of us need but do not receive after such a traumatic and life-changing experience.
My intensive training in trauma and grief recovery as well as my clinical experience over the last 10 years helping individuals, couples and families deal with difficult life situations has prepared me well for the sort of emotions impacting you now. I can help you understand your emotions, emerge from the grief, get control over your anger and depression, and rediscover your identity as a well adjusted person ready to begin a new chapter in life.
If you are struggling with life after divorce, please contact me. I will help you get through it.
Karen Ray Israel, M.Ed., LPC, BCPC
972-567-5000
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Karen Israel
re·spect - [ri-spekt] –noun
esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability, or something considered as a manifestation of a personal quality or ability: I have great respect for her judgment.
self-re·spect - [self-ri-spekt, self-] –noun
proper esteem or regard for the dignity of one's character.
One may not think of these two words much, and surely no attention to their meaning occurs in conscious thought. But the definitions shown above hold the stuff which makes me who I am and you who you are. Without self-respect, who are you?
Without self-respect you open yourself up to manipulation, exploitation, possible physical, emotional and mental abuse, and the inevitable disintegration of your self esteem. People with low self-respect could presently be or become:
battered wives/husbands
batterers
doormats (easily taken advantage of)
family scapegoat
bullies
These people may feel:
angry/annoyed/irritated/rageful
resentful
hopeless
powerless
depressed
anxious
You can easily see how a lack of self-respect, in its smallest and largest forms, could change your life from healthy and productive to sickly and fruitless.
If you recognize any of these traits in yourself, don't wait until your symptoms become so confining that you sturggle to see your way out. Whether your issues are minial or monumental, I can help you overcome them.
Become Your Best Self!
Getting Started With Karen Israel
I am a psychotherapist in private practice in Plano, Texas serving all the surrounding cities and their mental health/self-growth needs.
Please go to my blog at www.karenisrael.blogspot.com to read about me, my practice and my philosophy about recovery and self-growth.
I welcome you to my practice and look forward to working with you!
-KRI
