Karen Camese, LMFT

Karen Camese is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 20 years of experience supporting people through difficult transitions and healing work. She brings a calm, strengths-focused approach to challenges such as trauma, addiction, family conflict, grief, and the stressors that accompany caregiving and aging. Her practice emphasizes practical coping skills, clearer communication, and rebuilding a sense of self-worth and purpose.

Karen works with individuals navigating midlife shifts, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting struggles, and the emotional aftermath of domestic violence and substance use. She also provides support for those facing hospice and end-of-life situations, seasonal mood changes, and compassion fatigue. Her background includes helping clients address codependency, family of origin issues, career setbacks, and the isolation that can accompany major life changes.

Grounded in evidence-informed methods, Karen blends approaches that honor each person’s story while teaching tools for resilience and self-love. She is particularly committed to creating affirming spaces for women, caregivers, and older adults, and to tailoring care to meet cultural and personal needs. As an LMFT - a licensed marriage and family therapist - she focuses on relationships and systems as well as individual healing, aiming to help people reconnect with their strengths and move toward meaningful change.