ABOUT me
Jay Karr, LPC, 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. And, an understanding of how to do it.
So I decided to do more.
After 16 years working in marketing and technology leadership roles, I reclaimed my own path by going back to school for my MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Walden University. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based out of Columbus, Ohio, I opened Reclaim Your Path LLC in 2020.
I only work with clients in methodologies, interventions, or approaches for which I have real-world, practical experience myself. I engage in my own personal therapy work, and I’m a regular practitioner of yoga, breathwork, and meditation.
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:
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
EMDR Therapy
Gottman Method for couples therapy
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Psychotherapy
Areas of Focus & Experience
Specialty Areas
- Developmental trauma (including C-PTSD, relational trauma)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Life transitions
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Grief & loss
- Psychedelic integration
- Communication & interpersonal conflict
- Self-esteem and confidence
- Career challenges
- Relationships
- Men’s issues
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)
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)
Ready to start your journey?
I look forward to working with you to explore, define, and reclaim your path.