In-Person in Omaha, NE 68144
Online in
Nebraska,
PSYPACT states
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In searching for a therapist, you are taking the first step in what could be the most important journey of your life. It is definitely possible to make important, lasting improvements in your life and levels of happiness, satisfaction, and success. Therapy is often an effective way to attain these goals. With almost 40 years of experience working as a counselor and then a psychologist, I am well-qualified to help you identify what is standing in the way of increased life satisfaction, and help you effectively work towards your goals. People often get stuck in old patterns that make them unhappy, want to change them, but don't know how. I work together with my clients to understand how old patterns in thought, feeling, and behavior got established, and then explore how best to change those patterns. I enjoy doing longer term, deeper work with clients, to create significant, meaningful, and lasting change. I often employ a holistic approach, exploring personal history, thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and relationship history and issues, as well as issues including medical history, self-care habits, and experiences of spirituality. I view the therapy relationship as a partnership, respecting the pace and timing that the client requires.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Senior
Demographic Expertise: LGBTQ+, Women clients.
Languages: English
Treatment Approach
- Biopsychosocial
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Eclectic
- Existential/Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Jungian
- Object Relations
- Psychodynamic
- Psychoeducational
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Social Learning
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Somatic
- Transpersonal
Approach Description: I use a holistic approach, exploring personal history, thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and relationship history and issues, as well as issues including medical history, self-care habits, and experiences of spirituality. My theoretical underpinning is psychodynamic.
Education & Credentials
Karen Baumstark, Ph.D. Ph.D., CMHIMP, CTACC
- Female
- License # 287
- Licensed in NE
- Practicing Since 1990
Education: I completed my Bachelor's degree in Psychology at Colby College in Waterville, ME, in 1981. After taking two years off, I completed my Master's degree in Psychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia (UMC) in 1987. My Ph.D in Clinical Psychology was completed in 1990, also at UMC.
Finances
Fees
- Average Session Fee $235.00
- Accepts Insurance
- BCBS, Midlands Choice, Aetna, Bright Health
Karen Baumstark, Ph.D. Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in Omaha, NE 68144
- Available Online for residents of Nebraska, PSYPACT states Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, CNMI, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Online Therapy Details: Teletherapy via Doxy.me or telephone
GIven the length of time that I have worked as a therapist, there are few issues that I have not helped people with. I worked in various counseling settings from 1981-1989, and have worked since 1990 as a psychologist. My practice has focused on helping clients who have issues with depression, anxiety, panic attacks, OCD, bipolar disorder, trauma, PTSD, abuse, life transitions, relationship issues, narcissism, divorce, work problems, money issues, stress management, graduate/professional school stressors, and medical issues such as lifestyle affecting overall health, medical fears, chronic pain or illness, and caregiver issues including adult children of aging parents. I am a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider as well as a Certified Life Coach.