Karla has been working in mental health for more than 30 years. In the beginning years, she worked in hospital settings and had a part-time private practice. She launched a full-time practice in 2003 and loves working with all ages. Through conversation, experience, clinical training, and godly wisdom, she strives to understand each client and what specific technique is needed to reach their goals.

Though she’s had the privilege to help with many pressing issues, many clients have come to therapy for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, PTSD, OCD, and relational concerns. Karla has specific training in trauma and crisis intervention as well as expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Animal Assisted Therapy, and Ecotherapy. Her passion for animals and being in nature has allowed her to recognize the therapeutic benefits 
of treating the whole person—emotionally, mentally, spiritually, physically, and socially. Karla will meet with her clients at the office—or outdoors if this proves to be helpful for their healing and growth. 

Most recently, Karla created Navigating Thru Nature, an outdoor opportunity where an individual, family, couple, or friend group can experience a deeper level of therapy if desired. This might include going on a day hike, overnight, or a several-day backpacking trip. Being in nature has a way of promoting healing and transformation. 

Karla loves the Lord and seeks to help those who have like faith to grow closer in their relationship with him. When not seeing clients, she is either helping with a critical incident, backpacking a trail, traveling, going to church, or enjoying time with her friends or grown children and their families.