Karen is originally from Scotland although she has lived in the Bay of Islands in Northland for 30 years. She has worked in the Mental Health & Addiction field for 21 years.

Karen is a registered practitioner with DAPAANZ and is also registered with ACC for Sensitive Claims counselling. Karen is a qualified counsellor, a registered Alcohol & Drug practitioner and CBT, DBT and EMDR trained therapist. She provides evidence based treatment for a variety of mental health and addiction problems.