Karen Barak

Karen Barak accepts Aetna, Centivo, and Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Florida are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Karen Barak is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Karen is licensed to practice in Florida, so clients located in Florida can book sessions. Karen’s Florida license number is MT5577, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Karen’s education and training include MS - Marriage and Family Therapy, Nova Southeastern University. Karen Barak has worked closely with Black community and Immigrants.

Karen Barak works with Black community and Immigrants and specializes in Addiction (not substance use), Anxiety, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Couples Therapy, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Family Conflict, Family Therapy, Grief, Life Transitions, Relationship Concerns, Self-Harm, Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse, and Stress, among other areas. These are the areas where Karen spends most of their clinical time. Karen also sees couples and families together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Karen is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Karen Barak draws on Couples [The Gottman Method], Harm Reduction, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Karen’s style is direct, empowering, exploratory, instructive, and warm. In Karen’s words: “Together, we can replace shame with understanding—and rediscover choice.”

Karen Barak (she/her) offers therapy in English. Karen identifies as White.

Karen Barak offers online sessions over secure video as well as in-person sessions at 1915 NE 45th Street in Fort Lauderdale. Karen is licensed in Florida, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Karen Barak is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Karen will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Karen’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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