Karlie

Karlie Zabin

Associate Counselor

“My goal as a clinician is to provide a supportive environment for clients to develop insight and bring their most authentic self. My approach is psychodynamic, relational, and trauma-informed. I pull from CBT, DBT, and somatic modalities within my practice.”

About Me

I offer a supportive space to explore your inner world. Here, we can uncover deeper insights and help you express your most authentic self. My approach blends psychodynamic, relational, and trauma-informed perspectives. I also integrate practical tools from CBT, DBT, and somatic modalities. This helps clients understand past influences and develop new ways to navigate present challenges. If you seek a collaborative journey towards lasting change, we can work together.

Approach

Building on that invitation, I guide sessions with gentle curiosity, balancing deep exploration of past patterns with present-moment body awareness so insight leads to practical change. In my Brookfield office and via secure online sessions in English, we move at a pace you can tolerate, pairing reflection with short experiments and skills to try between meetings. I track relational themes and somatic cues alongside thoughts and emotions, helping you rehearse new responses. This way of working often suits people healing from trauma and rebuilding connection.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Trauma Counseling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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  • CBT

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.

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  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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  • Somatic Psychotherapy

    A form of therapy focused on the connection between mind and body, using body awareness and movement to release held tension, trauma, and emotion.

Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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  • LGBTQI+ Support

    The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.

  • Trauma Therapy

    Therapeutic approaches specifically designed to help people process and recover from traumatic experiences.

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Professional Title:

  • Associate Counselor

    A counselor completing supervised clinical practice toward full independent licensure.

Credentials

Registrations

Connecticut Department of Public Health

Licensed Professional Counselor

Qualifications

Sacred Heart University

Service Areas

Counseling Associates of Greater Danbury & Women's Counseling Center

In-person & Online

Brookfield, Connecticut

United States