Hi, I'm Kara.

I'm a licensed therapist and owner of Peaks & Valleys Behavioral Health, specializing in working with adults with ADHD. My interest in ADHD is both personal and professional. I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, and having a framework for experiences I had struggled to understand changed the way I viewed myself. It also gave me a deeper appreciation for what it can mean to finally have someone say, “There might be a reason this has been so hard.”

For many of us, it's the feeling of constantly trying to catch up. It's knowing exactly what needs to be done but struggling to get started. It's being capable and hardworking while still wondering why you can't seem to do enough. It's the frustration, shame, perfectionism, anxiety, or self-doubt that can build up after years of feeling like you're falling short.

Therapy with Me

I consider myself a very relational therapist. The relationship we build in therapy matters to me.

I want you to feel seen, understood, and comfortable enough to bring your whole self into the room, including the parts that feel messy, contradictory, frustrating, or difficult to explain.

At the same time, I don't want therapy to be a place where you simply talk about what's difficult without knowing how to move forward. I balance that relational connection with practical, collaborative work. Sometimes we'll spend a session unpacking where a pattern came from; other times we'll figure out how to make tomorrow morning, your overflowing to-do list, or a difficult conversation feel a little more manageable.

There is room for both the deeper work and the practical stuff.

I won't pretend to have all the answers, and I don't see myself as the person who has to “fix” you. I see therapy as something we figure out together with curiosity, honesty, and sometimes a little humor along the way.

I'm a big believer that therapy doesn't have to be overly formal or serious all the time. Sometimes we need to laugh. Sometimes we need to sit in something difficult. And sometimes we need to do both in the same session.

A Little More About Me

Outside of therapy, I'm a mom, wife, and business owner. Life is full, imperfect, and sometimes wonderfully chaotic, and I bring that same authenticity into my work with clients.

When I'm not working, I love spending time with family and friends, wandering through a good farmers' market, and spending entirely too much time invested in whatever show I'm currently watching. I'm also rarely far from a cup of coffee (or one of my other “emotional support drinks”) and my cat (and “coworker”), Mila.