Karen Kerschmann, LCSW ^{New! Featured}

Karen is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist with over 22 years of experience providing evidence-based treatment to adults. Based in San Diego, California, she specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).

Karen has completed specialized training in CBT-I and helps adults experiencing chronic insomnia, difficulty staying asleep, nighttime worry, and sleep-related anxiety. Her approach focuses on identifying and changing the behavioral and cognitive patterns that perpetuate sleep difficulties, using practical, research-supported strategies to improve sleep quality and restore confidence in the ability to sleep.

In addition to insomnia, Karen has extensive experience treating generalized anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), health anxiety, and perfectionism. She recognizes the close relationship between anxiety and disrupted sleep and integrates this understanding into individualized treatment.

Karen's therapeutic style is collaborative, direct, and compassionate. She emphasizes helping clients develop practical skills that create meaningful, lasting improvements rather than relying solely on short-term symptom relief.

She provides individual psychotherapy to adults through her San Diego-based private practice, including secure telehealth appointments.