Karen Pena

Karen Pena accepts Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Prime Health, Centivo, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, and Highmark. 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 New York are estimated at $180-250 per session.

Karen Pena is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Karen is licensed to practice in New York and Illinois, so clients located in any of those states can book sessions. Karen’s New York license number is 70189, 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 Pena has been practicing therapy for 27 years. Karen’s education and training include MSW - Social Work, Fordham University. Over that time, Karen has worked closely with BIPOC, Black community, Indigenous Americans, Parents, Immigrants, Blended families, Non-monogamous relationships, Students, and Latine Community. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and Karen is part of that group.

Karen Pena works with BIPOC, Black community, Indigenous Americans, Parents, Immigrants, Blended families, Non-monogamous relationships, Students, and Latine Community and specializes in Adoption/Foster Care, Anger Issues, Anxiety, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Grief, Immigration, IPV/DV, Life Transitions, Pregnancy/Peripartum/Infertility, and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), among other areas. These are the areas where Karen spends most of their clinical time. 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 Pena draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Harm Reduction, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Karen’s style is action-oriented, direct, empowering, mindful, and solution-oriented. In Karen’s words: “I am here to be a guide, an ally, and a support in your therapeutic journey of growth.”

Karen Pena (she/her) offers therapy in English and Spanish. Karen identifies as Hispanic/Latinx.

Karen Pena offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Karen is licensed in New York and Illinois, and you need to be located in one of those states 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 Pena 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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