ABOUT ME
Jay Karr, LPCC-S, NCC
Based in Columbus, Ohio, I offer in-person and online counseling services to clients located in Ohio. I am passionate about providing an inclusive, supportive, non-judgmental space for meaningful change and healing.
Jay's Background
Counseling is a second career for me.
It took decades of the personal and professional experiences to bring me to this work. In fact, it was a conversation with my own counselor at the time that helped me make a connection with this career and path I had never envisioned on my own. That connection, once seen, couldn’t be unseen. Rather than weighing the pros and cons, I was confident knowing that I was meant to do something more, with an understanding of how the journey shaped me.
Before my career transition into psychotherapy I worked for 20 years in a people and business-focused career that took me around the world. This provided a foundation for supporting clients through transitions, finding meaning through challenges and the uncertainty of what’s next, and expanding the capacity for resilience and growth.
My approach to therapy
My trauma-informed, integrative approach takes advantage of evidence-based strengths while engaging in the meaning-making process. My evidence-based approach is based on an Existential Therapy orientation, integrating modalities in which I’ve completed formal training, including:
Psychotherapy
Areas of Focus & Experience
Specialty Areas
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (c-PTSD)
- Developmental trauma (including relational trauma, attachment wounds)
- Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy
- Psychedelic integration
- Life transitions
- Relationships
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Grief & loss
- Communication & interpersonal conflict
- Self-esteem and confidence
- Men's issues
- Career challenges
Education
- MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Walden University (2020)
- BA/BS in Business Administration, University of Richmond (2000)
Advanced Training
- EMDR Training (Parts 1, 2) (Institute for Creative Mindfulness, an EMDRIA-approved training)
- IFS Online Circle: Foundations of the IFS Model (IFS Institute)
- Foundations of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT Web 2.0)
Couples/Relational Therapy Training
- Clinical Foundations in Gottman Method Couples Therapy (The Gottman Institute)
- Relational Life Therapy : Level 1 (Relational Life Institute)
- The Art of Healing in Relationships (with Terrance Real, Diane Poole Heller) (Trauma Solutions)
Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Training
- Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy: Background, Current Research and Basic Skills (The Ohio State University Center for Psychedelic Drug Research and Education)
- Education Program in MDMA-Assisted Therapy (Fluence/Lykos Therapeutics (formerly MAPS))
- Certificate in Psychedelic Therapy & Integration (Fluence)
- Foundational KAP Training: Modules 1-5 and the Practice Module (Polaris Insight Center)
- Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Theory & Methodology for Journey Clinical Members (Fluence)
- Psychedelic Integration: Premise & Promise for Journey Clinical Members (Fluence)
- New Advances in Psychotherapy: Learning from Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment Summit (with Gabor Mate, Ron Siegel, Bessel Van Der Kolk, Phil Wolfson, Richard Schwartz, Janis Phelps)
Let's stay in touch.
Interested in working together? Please join the waitlist. I also offer group psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy programs with LuminaThera.
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