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PACT-Certified · 35 Years of Practice

Sex therapy with a focus on the sacred.

I am a psychologist, sex therapist, trainer of therapists, and coach. These days I work only with committed couples grappling with “the how” of satisfying sex — and of death — given what reality truly is.

“A master clinician whose groundbreaking contributions are indispensable.”

Significantly enhancing therapeutic outcomes for couples striving for deeper, more meaningful connections.

Stan Tatkin, PsyD MFT

Founder, the PACT Institute

The work I do

Cutting-edge, PACT-certified couple therapy — for the people in the room, and the therapists who serve them.

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PACT-certified couple therapy

I was one of the original core faculty of the PACT Institute and instrumental in the evolution of their couple retreats and training programs.

About Karen
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Sex therapy with a focus on the sacred

I work with committed couples grappling with the how of satisfying sex — and of death — given what reality truly is.

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Expanding erotic capacities

The Ripening Model of Secure Erotic Functioning, run as personalized retreats for couples truly ready to do the work.

Ripening Retreats
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Professional training for therapists

I teach therapists how to skillfully apply PACT to even the most complex issues — individually, in consult groups, and in trainings.

For clinicians

The Ripening Model

Become the lovers you have longed to be.

Join us on a private retreat, designed just for your couple, and ripen your capacity for pleasure and deep connection. My new application of PACT — the Ripening Model of Secure Erotic Functioning — is for couples truly ready to expand their erotic capacities.

Free guided practices

Guided Practice

Growing Erotic Skills with Your Person

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Guided Practice

Cultivating Erotic Energy

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