​Licensed Professional Counselor and Daring Way Trained Facilitator Serving City Park and Denver Area Residents
Karen Conklin-Johnson has spent over two decades helping individuals and couples in Denver move from stuck, overwhelmed, and disconnected to genuinely thriving. Before becoming a therapist, she spent nearly a decade in technology sales and sales management, an experience that shapes how she understands the pressures her high-achieving clients navigate.
Since founding City Park Counseling in 2006, Karen has worked with thousands of individuals and couples across Denver, helping them identify patterns that no longer serve them and build something better. Her approach is direct, evidence-based, and built for people who want real change, not indefinite processing.
Karen Conklin-Johnson
LPC • DWTF
Education
• BA, History, College of the Holy Cross, 1992
• MA, Counseling Psychology and Counselor
Education, Marriage and Family Track, University of Colorado Denver, 2005
Credentials
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), State of
Colorado
• Daring Way Trained Facilitator (DWTF), trained in the
empirically based methodology developed from Dr.
Brené Brown's research on courage, shame resilience,
and vulnerability
• Member, American Counseling Association
Karen's Approach to Therapy
Karen's approach is direct, practical, and tailored to each individual or couple. Her clinical work integrates:
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)-informed work to shift the thought patterns driving anxiety, burnout, and self-defeating behavior
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed work to surface the internal dynamics underneath high-achieving behavior
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Somatic approaches to address the physical toll of chronic stress
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Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (Sue Johnson) for couples work centered on trust and emotional connection
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The Daring Way, bringing Dr. Brené Brown's framework on courage and vulnerability into work with individuals and couples
Clients describe Karen as encouraging, compassionate, pragmatic, and direct.
Therapy Services
• Individual Therapy
• Couples and Marriage Counseling
• Premarital Counseling
• Therapy for High Achievers and Executives
• Career and Leadership Coaching
Working With Karen
In-person sessions are available at City Park Counseling in Denver, serving City Park, Capitol Hill, Cherry Creek, Park Hill, Central Park, Highlands, Sloan's Lake, and the greater Denver area. Virtual appointments are available on a limited basis for individual clients when in-person scheduling isn't possible.
City Park Counseling is an out-of-network provider. Many clients receive partial reimbursement through their insurance; it's worth checking your out-of-network benefits before your first session.
