Kara Kazuk

Qualifications:

Kara earned her Master’s in Social Work at Loyola University Chicago in 2017.  

Specialties: 

Kara is passionate about working alongside children to aid them in learning more about themselves, acquiring new skills, and feeling more empowered. Kara has experience working on positive peer relationships and conflict resolution, self-advocacy and healthy boundaries, emotional management, and self-regulation, developing and strengthening coping skills, improving verbal and non-verbal communication, and strengthening social and friendship skills. Kara excels in providing valuable parent coaching, offering personalized guidance and support to empower parents in navigating the challenges and joys of raising their children. Her expertise and dedication create an enriching experience for families seeking to foster strong connections and effective parenting skills.

Therapy Techniques

Kara values the importance of building a partnership that is rooted in trust as she works to create a safe, positive, and caring environment for each of her clients.  Kara enjoys learning about her clients and incorporating their interests into their work.  She likes to bring humor, books, songs, and activities into sessions.  She has experience in CBT, solution-focused therapy, and social-emotional curriculums such as Zones of Regulation and Social Thinking.

More About Kara:

Kara enjoys spending time with her husband, two young daughters, and her dog, Cooper.