Karen Touboul Futerman (she/her)

Anxiety can feel debilitating and can greatly interfere with daily life.The core of anxiety is to protect us against potential threats, but sometimes our brains have a difficult time differentiating between perceived and actual threats. I work with individuals to identify triggers of anxiety and to develop coping skills in order to better manage their anxiety. Let's put anxiety in the back seat and help you be the driver again.

Have you been feeling overwhelmed? Are you finding it difficult to "get going"? Maybe you're feeling confused, anxious, or sad - or a combination of emotions. Change can be difficult and lonely, even if it's a positive change. Whether it be transitioning to the new COVID lifestyle, entering middle or high school, college, married life, or welcoming a new member of the family - I help you reflect and process what is occurring, and help you navigate your new circumstances.

As a First-Generation American, I understand the challenge of navigating between and balancing two cultural worlds. Dealing with language barriers, difficulty making friends, and eating unfamiliar foods are just several challenges commonly faced. Uprooting and relocating often have lasting impacts across generations. I hope to help you find ways to honor and integrate your culture, as well as process your experience of immigration and identity formation.

As a Prepare and Enrich facilitator, I greatly enjoy working with couples seeking premarital counseling. Providing a safe, supportive, and structured environment allows for curious exploration of important topics that may otherwise not be addressed. I believe learning practical tools and exercises usually strengthen the relationship.

As a Marriage and Family Therapist, my formal education greatly emphasized the importance of exploring and often working with the greater family system. It's important to consider all aspects of the self - emotional, social, biological, spiritual. It's also important to consider how larger systems such as family, friends, and society contribute to how we exist in relation with others today.

At our core, we are social beings and need connection with others. Our first attachment figure is our primary caregiver - they are the ones to meet our earliest needs and model for us healthy attachment. When attachment with caregivers is not accessible, reliable, or engaging, it can impact how we operate in relationships later in life. Exploring how early attachment can impact various areas later in life can bring about great clarity in therapy.