(California License # MFT22122)

Karen D. Cohen is an M.S. Diplomat, CBT and CGP Diplomat in chemical dependency counseling, a certified cognitive behavioral therapist, and a certified group psychotherapist. Karen Cohen has been a licensed Marriage and family therapist since 1987. She was the clinical program director for adult and adolescent outpatient drug and alcohol program family services for 17 years. She was a clinical director for counseling services in a rape crisis counseling agency. Since 1989 Karen was an adjunct professor at the University of La Verne and Mount St. Mary’s College. She is also an intergenerational family therapist and has given workshops in California, Boston, Virginia and London on multicultural intergenerational multi-family therapy. She is a published author and has recently published a chapter in the book Intimate Partner and Family Abuse:A Casebook of Gender-Inclusive Therapy.

“I believe that people can grow, heal, and transform. This hope is held no matter how intense one's defenses and wounds are. People can heal if they want to and if they can contribute to their own growth.”