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Karen is a wilderness therapist and certified facilitator of the developmental model called Self Soul Spirit by psychologist, Dr. Roger Strachan. Karen has a long extensive training and field work in the area of wilderness encounters including certified wilderness instructor by Wilderness Education Association, work with La Vida Center, Colorado Mountain College, and Get Outdoors Leadville!, and director of Summit School Outdoor Education Center and summer camp. She currently is continuing her training with Dr. Roger Strachan under Wilderness Encounter – a Therapeutic Journey. In addition to her therapeutic and wilderness background, Karen has worked in public education with grades K-12 for over a decade. This work includes teaching, grant management, and administration.
She creates welcoming spaces through her women’s groups, retreats and workshops, and 1 on 1 facilitator work. Karen is a sensitive and loving soul who thrives at supporting others in loving themselves deeply and living in a true connection with their own power. She has a masters in Human Development and Education from the University of Colorado Denver and two years of graduate studies in spirituality. She lives in Leadville with her partner and two dogs where she loves communing with nature and Spirit through hiking, kayaking, and polar plunges.