KAREN LACY

LCSW

Clinical Director

PASRR Director

Owner

As a mental health therapist for over 22 years, I have worked with all ages and all kinds of emotional challenges. Some of the most common issues are relationship issues, depression, anxiety, and trauma. EMDR is a highly effective trauma treatment which has helped many of my clients permanently to significantly reduce disturbance caused by big and small traumas. I also use ACT, CBT and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) that help people with critical coping strategies that will help you prepare for trauma work, or for whatever lies ahead for you.

I've been married almost 45 years and have 6 children. I've attended BYU, USU and U of U. I am an active member of the LDS Church, and I enjoy helping people from any background, belief, religion, sexual orientation, or perspective. Most of my patients have noticed improvement in their lives following treatment with me. Give us a call and consider getting scheduled with me, or someone at FSC who could help you meet your needs!

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Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

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TREATMENT APPROACH

In therapy sessions with me, we would first gather a fairly detailed assessment about your life up to this point. The second session is usually about discussing diagnoses so we have a direction to head, and to set goals to work on in therapy. Following that, every week we would use this as a guide through therapy, with do-able homework assignments during sessions to help you progress.

SPECIALTIES

Trauma Work
Depression
Anxiety

AGE OF SPECIALTY

Preteens / Tweens: 11 to 13)
Adolescents /Tweens: 14 to 18
Adults: 19 to 64
Elders: 65+

COMMUNITIES OF SPECIALTY

TYPES OF THERAPY

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Gottman's Couple Therapy

"Mental strength is not the ability to stay out of the darkness, it’s the ability to sit present in the darkness knowing that the light will shine again”

-Unknown

KNOW YOUR THERAPIST

WHAT DID YOU GET YOUR DEGREE(S) IN AND WHERE FROM?

I grew up in Utah, Illinois, and California. I attended BYU for several years and graduated with my Bachelor’s in Social Work from USU and my Master’s in Social Work from the University of Utah. My husband and I live in Providence, Utah. We have been married for many years and have six children and eleven grandchildren. I enjoy spending time with family, playing piano. , reading, gardening, camping, bicycling, seeing new places, and being outdoors.

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO BECOME A THERAPIST?

WHATS YOUR THERAPEUTIC APPROACH?

In therapy sessions with me, we would first gather a fairly detailed assessment about your life up to this point. The second session is usually about discussing diagnoses so we have a direction to head, and to set goals to work on in therapy. Following that, every week we would use this as a guide through therapy, with do-able homework assignments during sessions to help you progress.