Karen Christensen

Karen Christensen, LPC-S, LSOTP-S, CSAT is the founder and owner and of Rinnovare Counseling Center. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S), Licensed Sex Offender Treatment Provider Supervisor (LSOTP-S), and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT). With a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Counseling, Karen is dedicated to providing confidential, focused, evidence-based, and individualized counseling services with a compassionate style aimed at empowering individuals on their journey toward healing, growth, and transformation. With a focus on creating a safe and non-judgmental environment, Karen helps clients navigate their challenges, heal from past traumas, and develop the skills needed for a fulfilling, balanced life and relationships. As an LPC and LSOTP supervisor, she is passionate about inspiring, mentoring, and guiding the next generation of mental health professionals, fostering an atmosphere of growth, learning, and self-discovery. Karen's expertise includes treating problematic sexual behaviors (sex addiction, pornography addiction, and sex offending), betrayal trauma, and complex trauma. She also assists adults dealing with low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and grief. Her evidence-based counseling approaches include EMDR therapy, psycho-educational, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, experiential, and relapse prevention techniques. At Rinnovare Counseling Center, our therapists offer a confidential, discreet, and nonjudgmental therapeutic space where clients can safely explore and process painful life events and sensitive intrusive thoughts or behaviors.