Flourish, A Perinatal Practice — Psychotherapist in San Diego, CA

If you are looking for a partner in your personal growth journey, Karen is a fantastic provider. Her presence in the room is unmatched, she is an incredibly attentive listener and healer. I've had the privilege of collaborating on shared clients with her and she truly cares about the overall wellbeing of her clients. Thank you Karen for being a true gift to the community & supporting and empowering women and mothers <3

Karen is truly a one-of-a-kind person and therapist. I can confidently say she is one of the best social workers I have ever had the privilege of working with. Karen has always been thorough, deeply empathic, and unwaveringly dedicated to providing high-quality care. She brings a strong conviction and warmth to supporting people through their most vulnerable experiences. I have no hesitation in recommending Karen to anyone seeking therapy to help navigate their most painful and tender moments. Karen naturally creates a space that fosters deep healing and allows patients to feel truly seen and supported in their healing journey.

As the owner of New Mom School San Diego, I feel incredibly grateful to have Karen teaching in our program. She embodies everything we value in postpartum support — she is deeply compassionate, grounded, and exceptionally knowledgeable in perinatal mental health. The way she holds space for new moms is truly special. She normalizes the ups and downs of early motherhood while offering practical, evidence-based tools that help women feel more confident and less alone. Our community is so much better because of her. Any parent would be lucky to learn from and work with her. — Lauren Lucas

Karen is a wonderful practitioner. She's kind, empathetic and able. to support Mom's going through all stages of life. She's also certified and great with EMDR to help people process trauma and get to the root cause of issues. I refer many moms in my practice to her and they all have amazing experience experiences. Highly recommend.!!!

Karen is a gem of a therapist and so passionate for her work with her clients. She is a beautiful soul that makes you feel seen and safe. I have been referring clients to her for some time now and each one is to thankful for the connection made. I recommend Karen and Flourish!

As a perinatal psychiatric nurse practitioner, I highly recommend Karen as a therapist for my pregnant and postpartum clients. She brings deep clinical expertise alongside lived experience as a mother, with a specialized focus on postpartum depression, birth trauma, anxiety, PTSD, and grief and loss. Karen’s trauma informed approach, including her training in EMDR, allows clients to move beyond only talking about their pain and begin healing at the root. She has a nuanced understanding of the emotional complexity of motherhood, whether someone is processing a difficult birth, navigating pregnancy or infant loss, or adjusting to the intensity of early parenthood. Karen creates a supportive space during some of life’s most vulnerable transitions and is an excellent resource for specialized perinatal therapy in California.

I feel so blessed to have met Karen. Her incite and care always leaves me feeling seen. I refer her services and care to my clients/patients regularly and highly recommend, especially if you are navigating the postpartum world and craving support.

I highly recommend Karen as a perinatal therapist. She brings incredible warmth, kindness, and compassion to her work, along with deep experience supporting individuals through fertility, pregnancy, and the perinatal period. Patients I have referred have consistently felt supported, understood, and safe in her care. She is a wonderful resource for anyone seeking perinatal support.

Karen is such an incredible resource for families in our San Diego community. She brings a combination of deep clinical skill and genuine warmth to her work. As a fellow perinatal therapist, I’m consistently impressed by her grounding presence, her expertise in perinatal trauma, and her ability to create a truly safe space for clients navigating pregnancy, postpartum, birth trauma, and the transitions of early parenthood. She is someone I trust completely with referrals, and our community is so lucky to have her!

I can’t say enough wonderful things about Karen. Karen met me in the hardest time of my life with compassion and understanding. No judgment and no uncomfortable silence. She pushed me to look at things differently but did so with deep empathy. Karen has vast NICU experience and understands what it means to have medically complex children. Karen not only supported my postpartum period but she also helped with birth trauma.