Affirming Therapy for
Religious Harm
in Tennessee
Hi there. I’m Karen Chambless (she/her), a licensed mental health therapist practicing in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
You may love being an overachieving problem-solver, but your mental health isn’t a problem you have to solve on your own.
Maybe you’ve been “fine” for years. Maybe it’s because everyone in your life needs you to be fine, so you tell yourself that you are. But your motivation, concentration, & energy are disintegrating, and you’re not sure how long you can continue to hold everything you’ve been handed.
You wish you could feel confident about who you are, what you want, and where you are going.
You want to be able to care for your people and do your work in a way that feels authentic, energizing, and sustainable.
You want to feel grounded in the present and hopeful for the future.
Even if anxiety has been the background music for your whole life,
even if you’re normally the one who holds supportive space for others and doesn’t need it themselves,
even if you’re a deep enough thinker to be totally self-aware about your stuff,
therapy with me can help.
John O’Donohue wrote, “Where you are understood, you are at home. Understanding nourishes belonging.”
I will do everything I can to make our therapeutic relationship feel like a home, where you can be seen and understood and appreciated in all your complexity.
You are the expert on your own life.
Therapy with me is:
Collaborative
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Flexible
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Affirming
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Honest
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Collaborative · Flexible · Affirming · Honest ·
I tend to do my best work with:
Highly Sensitive People
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Overachievers
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Deep processors & feelers
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Eldest daughters (& sons)
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Creative solopreneurs
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The deconstructed and deconverted
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Highly Sensitive People · Overachievers · Deep processors & feelers · Eldest daughters (& sons) · Creative solopreneurs · The deconstructed and deconverted ·
Karen Chambless, LPC-MHSP, NCC — Credentials
Karen Chambless is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in the state of Tennessee with Mental Health Service Provider (MHSP) designation. This means she has completed a masters degree in counseling from an accredited school, completed over 500 hours of training and clinical work while in school, passed two national examinations and a state exam, and practiced for over two years under supervision by an already licensed counselor, accruing at least 3,000 hours of experience and 150 hours of supervision. She is also a Nationally Certified Counselor from the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). Karen has been practicing therapy for 5 years, but spent the first 25+ years of her life as a quintessential eldest daughter and the “mom friend” of her friend group, so she’s had a long time to hone her listening and supportive-question-asking skills.
Karen Chambless is an expert and clinical specialist in religious trauma. She has advanced training and experience in treating both complex trauma and religious trauma, as well as training and experience working with folks figuring out their queer/trans identity and/or neurotype (Autism, ADHD, Highly Sensitive, etc). Karen identifies as Queer & Highly Sensitive and is passionate about supporting folks with LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent identities to grow and heal and be their whole magical selves.