MEET KAREN
MSW, LCSW, RPT-S™, Certified Theraplay® Trainer & Supervisor

In 1998 my first job after college was working with pregnant and parenting teens and I have been working with children and their parents ever since. I have worked in many roles in child-serving agencies including outpatient therapy settings, foster care, adoption, residential treatment, and program development in all of these areas.
I have co-authored two books, written for magazines, and contributed to scholarly journals. I pioneered the Attachment Theory in Action podcast which has had over 1 million downloads.
Although I still provide therapy, my greatest love at this stage of my career is teaching and supporting therapists and parents through workshops, supervision, and consultation.
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Independence is overrated. It's in the context of relationships we learn to know ourselves more deeply.
Karen Doyle Buckwalter, LCSW, RPT-S