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Hi, I\u2019m Karla Drake<\/p>\n
I\u2019m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) but you can also consider me a specialist in healing trauma, managing stress and restoring balance.<\/p>\n
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Perhaps you\u2019ve been<\/strong><\/p>\n The people I work with have had a variety of negative life experiences with ONE<\/strong> thing in common. It still bothers them days, months or even years since it happened.<\/p>\n I help people who feel like \u201cI should be over this by now\u201d<\/strong><\/em> and can\u2019t stand feeling overwhelmed by the images, thoughts, emotions and sensations that come up unexpectedly day or night.<\/p>\n I help people who feel like there is too much at stake to stop and worry about therapy.\u00a0 They\u2019ve witnessed so much and one more thing \u201cshould not be bothering me this much\u201d<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n I guide people in managing the stress and healing the past so that they can get on with their lives.<\/p>\n Life is too short to live with the overwhelming thoughts, feelings and sensations still associated with your past disturbing life experiences and the accompanying stress. Let me help you find your peace.<\/p>\n I know from my 15+ years of working with trauma and stress and my 20+ years as a military spouse married to a Veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars that I can help you get through the things that keep you up at night.<\/p>\n\n
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The people I work with often say \u201cI just want to stop thinking about it\u201d<\/strong><\/em>. They often feel shame because they feel something is wrong with them because they can\u2019t \u201cget over it\u201d<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n