Karen Mehri is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the Embedded Counselor for the UNC School of Nursing. Originally from Central Illinois, she earned her B.A. in Communication from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Appalachian State University. Karen has experience providing therapy in integrated community healthcare, residential treatment, and foster care settings. She enjoys working with adolescents, young adults, adults, and families navigating change, strengthening relationships, healing from difficult experiences, and discovering strengths they may not yet recognize in themselves. Her approach to therapy is collaborative, strengths-based, and grounded in the belief that a strong therapeutic relationship is the foundation for growth. Karen strives to create a warm, authentic space where clients feel seen and supported. Outside of CAPS, Karen enjoys reading, eating pasta, visiting the mountains, and all things Twilight. School of Nursing students wishing to meet with Karen can email her directly.
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