Karina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and works as a staff clinician at Tuttleman Counseling Services for Temple University students pursuing graduate studies in the Health Sciences (i.e. Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, etc.). Karina earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry at Haverford College and her Master of Social Services from Bryn Mawr College. Karina has a background in higher education and nonprofit leadership, and over 5 years of experience providing therapy and other support services to students and young adults in outpatient, community mental health, peer support, and career counseling settings. Karina's priority as a therapist is to create a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to be heard, understood, and accepted. As a social worker therapist, Karina is especially interested in supporting clients through their process of knowing themselves within their unique familial, cultural, and systemic contexts. Her therapeutic approach is informed by psychodynamic, relational, strengths-based, and trauma-informed modalities, and integrates behavioral techniques from DBT, CT-R, and MI. Karina is a white, multicultural (proficient in Spanish), queer, cis woman who enjoys the process of learning and growing alongside her clients.
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