Karen Gardner Verified Provider

There are several licensed clinical social workers and therapists out in Provo, Utah. You might consider Karen Gardner, who runs a private practice. She sees individuals of all ages and couples in online and in-person formats.

She accepts private pay exclusively. However, Ms. Gardner’s office manager is available to answer any client questions regarding out-of-network benefits.

An Experienced EMDR & DNMS Specialist

Ms. Gardner has over 15 years of experience working in mental health and is one of Utah’s top eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) certified professionals. She’s also one of the country’s leading certified developmental needs meeting strategy (DNMS) therapists. These are her primary methods of working, and her team is passionate about their efficacy when it comes to supporting individuals coping with the aftermath of trauma and abuse. 

Alongside these methods, Ms. Gardner sometimes integrates elements of solution focused therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), play therapy as well as music and arts therapy, depending on clients’ needs.

A More Gentle Approach to Treating Trauma

For those who may have already tried EMDR and found it ineffective or even retraumatizing, Ms. Gardner suggests DNMS. This approach was developed by an EMDR therapist as a form of ego state therapy that allows for more gentle processing of dissociated traumas This allows individuals to get to the root of certain behaviors and patterns.