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CA Psychologist 29839

Dr. Karin Celosse, CA Psychologist 29839

  • Experience7 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • LanguagesEnglish and Swedish
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About Karin

Dr. Karin Celosse welcomes people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward and emphasizes collaboration in finding a way through difficult emotions and life challenges.

Background and approach

She frames help-seeking as an act of strength and works with clients to clarify values, identify barriers, and build practical steps toward a more satisfying life. Dr.

Celosse draws on a client-centered, strengths-based stance that respects each person as the expert on their own needs. She uses a blend of evidence-informed methods to gently challenge and guide change, supporting clients as they examine thoughts, behaviors, and beliefs that may impede progress.

Her practice emphasis includes stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, mood disorders, substance use concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, self-esteem, and related areas. Based in California, she holds the credential CA Psychologist 29839 and brings seven years of professional experience.

Her background includes work in community mental health and forensic settings as well as prior experience in emergency medical services, which contributes to her understanding of trauma and its effects. Services are offered in English and Swedish and international clients are accepted.

Integrating therapeutic approaches for effective online care

Internal Family Systems focuses on understanding and relating to different parts of a person’s inner world, helping clients notice protective and vulnerable aspects of themselves and develop self-led clarity and compassion; it can be useful for managing internal conflict and trauma-related patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills for accepting difficult thoughts and emotions while committing to actions aligned with personal values, which supports work on anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns formed across a lifetime and helps people build more supported ways of relating to others and themselves, often assisting with issues tied to trust, abandonment, or attachment difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process that unfolds over time. The therapist will work with each client to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adapting methods from Internal Family Systems, ACT, and attachment work as needed to fit individual needs and values.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options allow clients to engage in therapy from their own setting while maintaining continuity of care and making it easier to fit sessions into busy lives.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, and bipolar disorder, along with many related areas.
What is the therapist's general approach to treatment?
The practice emphasizes client-centered and strengths-based work, combining modalities such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based techniques, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients explore patterns and make values-based changes.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has seven years of professional experience, including roles in community mental health and forensic settings as well as prior work in emergency medical services that informs her trauma perspective.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
She is licensed as CA Psychologist 29839 and practices from California.
Which languages are available for sessions and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and Swedish, and the therapist accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different scheduling and communication needs.
How is pricing and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

LGBTEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injury

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Swedish