Therapy is concinnity in action

Relationship & Individual Therapy

KAREN A. NERI, JD, PhD

counseling@concinnitytherapy.com | 503.208.4687

 

We come to know ourselves best in the context of our relationships.

Despite knowing you are cared for or loved, you might still feel lonely, stuck in a conflict cycle, inadequate or burdened by self-criticism. Therapy can be a space to make sense of what is happening, heal and move forward.

I am an integrative relational counselor/therapist with an orientation towards social justice. l have long worked with folks on matters that affect their relationships and personal lives; first as a counselor at law, and presently, as a psychotherapist.

I hold an interest in how we can disrupt environments or situations that impact our connection and well-being.

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Babaylan (healer), Pag-unlad ng Panggagamot sa Pilipinas (The Progress of Medicine in the Philippines)

One of a series of four paintings by muralist Carlos “Botong” Francisco depicting a shaman priestess/healer in pre-colonial Philippines holding a healing ritual. Image credit: XiaoChua.net

I do my best to offer a collaborative, culturally responsive, and supportive space in which to explore your concerns, address shame/unworthiness, examine the role of power, privilege, or oppression, and strengthen your relationships.

You may be in the right place, if you:

  • Feel distant from your partner, family or yourself

  • Are caught in recurring conflict, withdrawal or loneliness

  • Feel anxious or down, self-critical, exhausted from being responsible for everyone else

  • Are navigating loss or trauma

  • Want a collaborative and supportive space that recognizes and honors the impact of culture, racialization, family history, and social context.

  • Are ready to explore your patterns with curiosity and understanding as well as build more secure, compassionate relationships.

Together, we can work towards understanding your process to foster the change you desire in your relationships that permit healing and recovery.

You are not alone in your struggles.

I invite you to connect with me.

Concinnity means the harmonious arrangement or fitting together of different parts, creating a whole. I see therapy as an opportunity to mindfully integrate not just the multiple parts of ourselves but also those parts of us that exist within our social context so that we may live fully and whole.

I am able to offer in-person therapy sessions and telehealth using a HIPAA secure platform.

I have space to take on new individual and relationship clients although limited.

Kindly reach out to me by email if you have any questions or would like to connect.

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“Love heals. Heals and liberates. I use the word love, not meaning sentimentality, but a condition so strong that it may be that which holds the stars in their heavenly positions and that which causes the blood to flow orderly in our veins.”
— Maya Angelou