Coaching:
• “My recovery would be compromised without the coaching I did with Karen. She knows so much about recovery that I was constantly surprised. When I followed the plan we developed, I did great, when I deviated without discussing it first, it was always a disaster. Karen is flexible and caring, both attributes that make her an outstanding coach.” - Janet, recovering woman
• “Karen Christensen understands the complex landscape of addiction, treatment and recovery. At every turn, however challenging, Karen has been there for our family with professional guidance and personal grace.” - Brad K., father
• “Without Karen's assistance, guidance and practical common sense our family would not have endured this last year while our daugher was acting out in her drug usage. Karen was calm, reassuring, forthright and knowledgeable in her work with us. Our daughter now has two years of sobriety and our entire family is in recovery.” - Cheryl T., mother
Intervention:
• “When I decided to do an intervention with my wife because of her alcoholism, I was at a loss about how to approach this formidable task. Karen was there at every turn assisting me, my daughter and sons. She is one of the most informed and knowledgeable individuals I have met in this journey. Karen always had my wife and our family as her best interest.”
- Dwane E., husband
• “Karen never swayed in her dedication to our family when we provided an intervention for my husband. She checked in with us frequently about how we were doing and led us through an extremely difficult time with great success. I have made several referrals to her because of her kindness and expertise.” - Barbara J. TOP
Counseling:
• “After I was sober for a few months I ran into a brick wall. I didn't know where to turn. Then a fellow recovering friend suggested I contact Karen and the rest is quite literally history. I now have six years of sobriety after working with Karen in a group of recovering people. We worked on issues of early recovery and the hardest of all, codependency. I have never met a counselor so dedicated to her work with alcoholics and addicts. In my view, she's the BEST!”
- Peter H., alcoholic/addict
• “Once I was faced with a DUI I knew I needed to get on with my life. I went to treatment and then joined a therapy group of others in early recovery. This group helped me more than I can express. Karen Christensen was the counselor and her dedication to each one of us finding our own path of recovery gave us hope and a willingness to continue on. It was hard but mostly fun getting sober!” - Mary Ann P., addict
• “I would never have dreamed that recovery and being sober could walk hand-in-hand with having fun. Through our therapy group Karen showed us how to follow her belief “If sobriety isn't fun, why do it?” I now have a wonderful social life of meetings and recovering friends. I often wonder how I ever had time to drink and use....” - Elizabeth, Recovering alcoholic/addict
• “My husband and I never thought we would see the day when our son would be sober and enjoying life. We were all miserable until Karen convinced our son that treatment would make a difference in his life. He went to treatment and we went to Karen's family recovery group. Now we're all in recovery and my son is about to marry. Just like Karen, I might get to be a grandmother soon! Thanks....” Jennifer and Frank H., recovering wife and husband