You are the expert on your life.


​I am here to offer awareness, attunement, and tools. I work with individuals who want to do things differently, who realize it's time to make a change, and who want to reflect on the past to move forward into the future. I help clients understand their internal processes, while acknowledging the effects of external experiences such as personal and generational traumas, family history, education, and systemic oppression. 
​Areas of Focus
Abuse
Anxiety
Borderline Personality
Bipolar 
Depression
Divorce
Domestic Violence
Family Conflict
Gender & Sexuality
Grief
Mood Disorders
Panic Attacks
Parenting
​Peer Relationships
​School/Work Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harm
Sleep & Insomnia
Spirituality
Stress
Suicidal Ideation
Trauma & PTSD
Populations Served​
  • ​Activists and Care Takers 
  • Families of Loved Ones with Severe Mental Illness
  • High-achievers
  • LGBTQ+
  • People Pleasers
  • Pre & Post Residential Treatment Planning and Support​


​Click here for more on my background and how I work.
Kara Petersen, LMFT (she/her)​​
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #145462
5565 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013
[email protected]
(805) 707-2074​

​"Speaking and listening are a form of psychic breathing."                                                                           -​Carol Gilligan