Karen Dubin-McKnight
Psychotherapist - PhD, LCSW
That first step you take when you are looking for a therapist can be very hard to make. You have also decided to take that step for a number of reasons. It is important that whomever you decide to work with to guide you on your path toward greater personal strength and wellness is the right fit.
I’m eclectic in my approach, having several tools (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, to name a few) at my disposal. This allows me to meet my clients where they are and to adjust to their needs. I believe in following a multidimensional approach, and ensuring that the process is collaborative. You are the expert of your own life; my job is to help you feel empowered and live life to the fullest.
I am a Columbia trained, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York City, with 18 years of experience working with families, adolescents, and adults with anxiety and trauma (associated with grief and loss, as well as workplace stress and trauma). I also work with families with loved-ones living with serious mental illness. I have worked with individuals undergoing role transition, major life changes, and groups of individuals requiring holding difficult conversations and remediation.
I have also been supervising and coaching students and experienced professionals of varying backgrounds and have helped them figure out their career path for the past 15 years.
I have an extensive history working within the court system, operating programs, supervising staff and conducting evaluations.
Skills and Expertise
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Aggression and Violence
Anxiety
Attachment Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Batterer Intervention
Bullying
Career Counseling
Caregiver Issues or Stress
Child or Adolescent
college age
Coping Mechanisms
Depression
Emotional Abuse
Family Conflict
Fear
grief
Helplessness and Victimhood
HIV / AIDS
Individuation
LGBTQ
Life Coaching
Life Purpose
Loss
Loss or Grief
Mens Issues and Problems
Midlife Crisis
Mood Disorders
Navigating Identity in Relationships
Parenting
Physical Abuse
Relationship Issues
Psychosis
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
Sexual Abuse
Sexual assault
Stress
Suicidal Ideation
Trauma and PTSD
Trauma
Thinking Disorders
Treatment Orientation
Coaching
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
DBT Informed Therapy
Eclectic
Forensic Psychology
Harm Reduction
Health/Wellness-based
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative
Person Centered Therapy
Psychodynamic
psychotherapy
Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Solution Focused Therapy
Therapy unique to each client
Trauma Focused Therapy
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Modality
Individuals
Family
Children
Couples