Karen Cash , LCSW

Karen Cash is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with individuals and couples to address relationship difficulties and everyday life stresses, combining practical coping strategies with a trauma-informed focus.

Her work includes extensive experience supporting people who have experienced childhood abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault. She helps clients develop specific coping skills and often incorporates trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy to address the impact of those events. In addition to trauma work, she provides grief therapy for losses such as the death of a loved one, job loss, changes in health, relationship endings, or the loss of a pet.

Treatment plans are individualized and emphasize a collaborative relationship built on trust and clear communication. Karen is known for attentive listening and an empathic approach that centers each person’s priorities and goals. She draws on a range of evidence-based methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Karen works with a broad spectrum of concerns, including stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, parenting, self-esteem, depression, addictions, LGBT-related matters, intimacy issues, anger, career challenges, bipolar disorder, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. Her focus is on helping people build skills and clarity so they can move toward the changes they want in their lives.

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