Kara Swain MSW, RSW

Email: kara.compasshealthcentre@gmail.com
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Counselling Services Offered
- Young Adults
- Adults
- Parenting
- Grief

About
Kara's clinical focus is on helping individuals manage anxiety, enhance emotional regulation, manage grief, navigate parenting challenges and building a healthy relationship with food. With training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness, she employs a diverse toolkit to support her clients. Kara has completed certification courses in ACT, DBT, anxiety management, chronic dieting and binge eating, and Mindfulness, further enriching her practice with approaches from Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS).

Kara’s therapeutic style is deeply client-centered and supportive. She creates a non-judgmental, strengths-based environment, focusing on helping each client feel heard, understood, and empowered to achieve their personal goals. Her commitment to fostering a warm, safe space helps clients feel welcome and valued throughout their healing journey. Kara has experience working with individuals, parents, and families within the child welfare system, building strong, supportive relationships and empowering her clients to make significant, positive changes in their lives.