Karen Hutchins, MA, LPC

Karen Hutchins, MA, LPC, CHT has been a psychotherapist since 1972, working in various agencies, treatment centers, and community colleges; accruing experience in working with trauma, addictions, and illegal behavior. She went into private practice in 1991, where she has specialized in working with severe trauma with children, adolescents and adults.

She combines extensive psychotherapeutic trainings and her shamanic practitioner techniques to integrate and facilitate the healing of the Mind, Body and Soul. She works with the four realms of healing: physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. This allows the client to empower themselves by healing the personalities’ wounds and re-remembering the Soul’s purpose/lessons. Addictions and imbalances are often the methods in which the Soul survives and Karen’s extensive experience and training in chemical dependency gives her additional tools in the healing process.

One of the most difficult wounds to heal with trauma and abuse, is the client’s inability to remember his/her own ability to tune into his/her own “Knowing”. Listening to one’s self is also listening to the spiritual connection. Cognitive and experiential therapy helps clients work through the distortion of reality they have experienced.

Inner child work or working with stuck developmental ego states is another method in which the client can access his/her truth and feelings and become more in the present. Name It, Claim It and Let it Go is the mantra that Karen teaches her clients. Karen’s intuitive style often combines shamanic techniques, energy work and cognitive therapy in working with each client.

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It is with deepest regret that I have been informed of the passing of Cicada's feline friend, Tomaso.

Karen asked me to say a few words on this page, so that all of us who were honored and blessed with his presence and uniquely feline healing can share in wishing him well on his next journey.

Many of you know that Tomaso's journey that resulted in his arrival at Cicada was extraordinary, and even more so in that Karen was able to learn of his past. His time at Cicada was also extraordinary.

I would like to add a few words about the impact Tomaso's presence had in my healing journey. Through several years of counseling for trauma and grief, Tomaso rarely missed a session of mine. Usually, at some point, Tomaso would "knock" on the door and join us for the rest of my session. When I received healing work on my body and chakras, Tomaso often laid on my legs or back and contributed his not insubstantial energies.

I appreciate the chance to express me feelings of loss here. I know that I am not alone in feeling blessed to have had the benefit of Tomaso's contribution to my healing.

Blessings, Mell (webmaster)