D, C.E.D.S., is a licensed clinical psychologist who has married the practice of yoga to her healing work for over 30 years. Her passion is helping her clients live more comfortably in their bodies. Working with adolescents and adults, she is dedicated to embracing relational well being across the lifespan, including a special focus on midlife and beyond.
Hope is at the foundation of Karen's work. She helps people to clearly see options and possibilities, to care for themselves more fully, and to imagine what might be to find the courage, strength, and trust to take the first important steps to creating a better life. To be hopeful is to believe that our life story can change for the better. Together, we positively CAN change our lives.
Let's keep a yoga life a sacred, special place to heal and grow and extend our branches to the skies and heavens. Our healing connections provide the tapestry of weaving love, and understanding and kindness, practiced in mutually empowering relationships with others and with one's self.
Hope is at the foundation of Karen's work. She helps people to clearly see options and possibilities, to care for themselves more fully, and to imagine what might be to find the courage, strength, and trust to take the first important steps to creating a better life. To be hopeful is to believe that our life story can change for the better. Together, we positively CAN change our lives.
Let's keep a yoga life a sacred, special place to heal and grow and extend our branches to the skies and heavens. Our healing connections provide the tapestry of weaving love, and understanding and kindness, practiced in mutually empowering relationships with others and with one's self.
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About
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She has published extensively on a number of issues related to prevention in the field of body image disturbance and disordered eating, treatment of eating disorders across the lifespan, authoring Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders and Body Image in Midlife and Older Women, in Current Psychiatry Reports, 8, 2019.
Continuing her interest in body image, weight, and shape concerns, Dr. Samuels has dedicated her life to the field of eating disorders.
She lectures across the U.S. and published on topics such as eating disorder prevention and treatment of women at midlife and beyond.
Continuing her interest in body image, weight, and shape concerns, Dr. Samuels has dedicated her life to the field of eating disorders.
She lectures across the U.S. and published on topics such as eating disorder prevention and treatment of women at midlife and beyond.
Events
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Join us for My Recovery Matters, a special virtual 2-hour event in honor of Mental Health Awareness month.
Let's come together for an uplifting, hope-inspiring event and renew your commitment to yourself and your recovery.
This special event includes guest speaker Karen Samuels, PhD, CEDS, and a live interview and Q&A with Jennifer Hall about her eating disorder and substance abuse recoveries.
Share in a discussion about why your recovery matters and leave with renewed commitment to your mental health.
Let's come together for an uplifting, hope-inspiring event and renew your commitment to yourself and your recovery.
This special event includes guest speaker Karen Samuels, PhD, CEDS, and a live interview and Q&A with Jennifer Hall about her eating disorder and substance abuse recoveries.
Share in a discussion about why your recovery matters and leave with renewed commitment to your mental health.
Publications
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D, C.E.D.S., has been a psychologist and yogi working with the continuum of disordered eating and body image challenges for over 30 years.
She fuses psychotherapy and yoga in her private practice, retreats, and workshops, to treat a wide range of concerns.
Rooted in a relational perspective, she specializes in eating disorders, body image & weight/shape concerns, health and wellness, anxiety & mood disorders, and relationship issues.
Dr. Samuels offers a relational/cultural approach in pursuit of living well and flourishing with the demands of the 21st century.
She fuses psychotherapy and yoga in her private practice, retreats, and workshops, to treat a wide range of concerns.
Rooted in a relational perspective, she specializes in eating disorders, body image & weight/shape concerns, health and wellness, anxiety & mood disorders, and relationship issues.
Dr. Samuels offers a relational/cultural approach in pursuit of living well and flourishing with the demands of the 21st century.
Psychotherapy
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Finding the right connection with a psychologist is the first and most important decision when deciding to start therapy.
A safe, confidential and authentic therapeutic relationship is the cornerstone of effective counseling.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Florida since 1990.
Prior to relocating to Florida, I trained/worked in Southern California in clinical practice and hospital based outpatient care since 1984.
Dr. Samuels offers a relational/cultural approach in pursuit of living well and flourishing with the demands of the 21st century.
A safe, confidential and authentic therapeutic relationship is the cornerstone of effective counseling.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Florida since 1990.
Prior to relocating to Florida, I trained/worked in Southern California in clinical practice and hospital based outpatient care since 1984.
Dr. Samuels offers a relational/cultural approach in pursuit of living well and flourishing with the demands of the 21st century.
Workshops and Retreats
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You are invited to join Karen Samuels, PhD, and Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD, for self-nurturing yoga practices to renew appreciation for your body.
This workshop includes a vibrant mix of discussion, reflection, and yoga practices.
100% of the proceeds from this event go directly to COPE, The Community Outreach for the Prevention of Eating Disorders, a registered 501.c.(3).
This workshop is inspired by the teachings and practices in the book Body Mindful Yoga, by Jennifer Kreatsoulas and Robert Butera.
This workshop includes a vibrant mix of discussion, reflection, and yoga practices.
100% of the proceeds from this event go directly to COPE, The Community Outreach for the Prevention of Eating Disorders, a registered 501.c.(3).
This workshop is inspired by the teachings and practices in the book Body Mindful Yoga, by Jennifer Kreatsoulas and Robert Butera.
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