Karen Peterson,
LCSW-R, PMH-C
CLINICAL DIRECTOR / PSYCHOTHERAPIST
If I could choose one thing for you to remember, it would be that there is relief on the other side of suffering and pain doesn’t have to last forever. I want you to know that your story is worthy of being heard, you’re not alone in your struggles, and you deserve to feel good.
My overall approach as a therapist is to validate your emotions and teach you how to cope with them or make changes to reduce their negative impact. I enjoy using an integrative and trauma-informed clinical approach to my work, based on your individual needs. My clinical style draws from client-centered, psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral, and interpersonal modalities.
My therapy superpower is…
Making connections—connections between your experiences and current ways of thinking or behaving, connections with you regardless of the ways we may be different, and helping you increase connections with supportive people in your world.
My clients describe me as…
Empathic, relatable, down-to-earth, committed to them, on their side, humorous, motivated, and persistent in helping them feel better.
If therapy with me had a theme song, it’d be…
“Seasons of Love” from the musical Rent. “How do you measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee. In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife. In 525,600 minutes—how do you measure a year in the life? How about love? Measure in love.”
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She/Her/Hers
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• Setauket
• Sayville
• Virtual
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Anxiety & Related Disorders
Depression/Mood Disorders
Pregnancy/Postpartum
Infertility & Family Building
Life Transitions
Stress Management
Relationships/Interpersonal Conflict
Grief & Loss
Trauma
Parenting
Teens/Families
Couples Therapy
ADD/ADHD
Body Image
Chronic Health Issues
Career
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• State University of New York at Stony Brook, Master of Social Welfare (MSW)
• University of Connecticut, Bachelor of Science in Human Development & Family Relations (BS)
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• Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapy “R” Privilege (LCSW-R)
• Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C)
• Maternal Mental Health Intensive in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Seleni Institute
• Maternal Mental Health Intensive in Perinatal Loss & Grief, Seleni Institute
• Advanced Perinatal Psychotherapy Certificate Training, Postpartum Support International (PSI)
• Nutritional & Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Professionals, Leslie Korn
• DBT SKills for Adolescents & Families, Behavioral Tech Training
• Gottman Couples Therapy- Level I Trained
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