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Karen Kunz, MA, LPC has over 18 years of experience working with adolescents, families and adults in an independent school setting as a Mental Health Counselor. Before working in independent school settings, Karen worked a residential treatment program as a mental health counselor serving children and young adolescents. She completed her Master’s Degree in Counseling from Boston College and became a Licensed Professional Counselor in 2016.
Karen has worked with clients dealing with a range of issues, including depression, anxiety, executive functioning struggles, learning differences, grief and loss, and family issues. Her therapy style is warm and inclusive. She combines the approaches of cognitive behavioral therapy and family systems theories and believes the relationship between client and therapist is key. She spends ample time building a trustful rapport with her clients, and then works together to identify helpful strategies and interventions to address the issues at hand. She is available to work with young adolescents, adolescents, parents, and young adults.
As the Center for Cognitive Therapy and Assessment celebrates our 20th anniversary, we are also announcing that starting this fall, we will be changing the name of our practice to Expand Psychology. This change reflects our commitment to meet the ever evolving mental health needs of our clients and the community.
Since our founding, our clinical team has developed to include specialists who provide a wider range of evidence-based therapies, allowing us to serve additional client populations from infancy through adulthood, expanding our ability to work with the entire family system. Our new name captures the depth of our current services, including our ability to provide psychological testing and autism evaluation for all ages.
A new website will launch on October 3, 2025 – with a wider scope of mental health services to support you.
We continue to accept new clients during the transition and you can reach out to us via our online form at on current site, at contact@centerforcbtva.com, or phone at 703-618-0900.
