"Instead of transcending ourselves,
we must move into ourselves."
Marion Woodman
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Kara Petersen, MA, AMFT (she/her/hers) Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #126471 Supervised by Marilyn Owen, LMFT #41344 karapetersentherapy@gmail.com (805) 707-2074 |
IHi! I'm Kara, a Santa Barbara, California-based psychotherapist. I graduated with a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. My clinical training was completed at the Family Service Agency, Carpinteria Children's Project, and Santa Barbara Unified School District. I bring my background in Experiential Education and Depth Psychology into the therapeutic space to empower my clients to use their strengths in service of their challenges. I work with an integrative combination of Jungian, Cognitive Behavior, Dialectic Behavior, and Somatic modalities. I move within Attachment Theory, Family Systems, Feminist, Social Justice, and Trauma Informed perspectives.
I grew up in Santa Barbara--I love the beach and the mountains. Before becoming a therapist, I spent nearly a decade working with children and families in a middle school setting. My undergraduate degree is in Comparative Literature. I have a deep love of reading and writing. I believe a stroll through the woods, a dip in the ocean or a good poem can be therapeutic.
I grew up in Santa Barbara--I love the beach and the mountains. Before becoming a therapist, I spent nearly a decade working with children and families in a middle school setting. My undergraduate degree is in Comparative Literature. I have a deep love of reading and writing. I believe a stroll through the woods, a dip in the ocean or a good poem can be therapeutic.