Karen Van Acker, LPC

One of the best decisions I’ve ever made was to contact Karen five years ago. Karen is phenomenal and I highly recommend her.Karen has helped me transform my life by teaching me how to identify unhealthy patterns and create new coping strategies. She provides a supportive, encouraging, and safe environment in her sessions. It is apparent how much she cares about her patients.

Karen has been a tremendous asset to my personal and professional growth since 2021. As my guide, coach, and key member of my support team, Karen has consistently demonstrated her wisdom, insightfulness, and ability to help me see things in a more holistic way. One of the things that I appreciate most about Karen is her ability to listen deeply and ask thought-provoking questions that challenge me to think beyond my immediate concerns. She has a natural talent for understanding my perspective and helping me to find solutions that align with my values and goals. Karen's guidance has been instrumental in helping me overcome obstacles and achieve my aspirations. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience that she readily shares with her clients, and she always does so with empathy,

I worked with Karen during one of the hardest times in my life and she helped me to prioritize my care and find myself after the trauma I went through. She gave me valuable insight into self care practices and living a full and positive life based on intent and knowing what I want for myself.

Ms. Van Acker is the best counselor I’ve had in a very long time: not only does she listen well, she is able to communicate to me in a language I understand and can act on, and is creative and organic in her approach. Rather than relying on standard-issue “techniques” that might not suit the individual’s worldview or cosmology (my situation, often, in mental health settings), Ms. Van Acker can both focus on the issue at hand as one step, anxiety say, and recognize the larger field in which a person operates or wishes to operate (social justice or teaching or difficult workplace that needs to be left or promising workplace where folks are just exhausted, etc.), all while recognizing the spiritual needs of the person before her. She is excellent.

Karen is one of the best counselors I have ever worked with. Kind, caring, and willing to dish out some tough love if that’s what you need. I appreciate her no nonsense style of counseling, it helped me to see what needed to change in my life and gave me the motivation to get it done. While she can dish out the tough love, she is simply a wonderful person to be around. I can’t recommend her enough.

Discovering oneself. Become a better person and learning to love yourself and other's; is such a challenging experience in my opinion. I thought no-one could understand and no-one could help... I personally struggled for years. I met Karen six years ago through a mutual colleague whom I confided in and they recommended Karen highly for what I was seeking to accomplish. I admit I was reluctant at first. I was timid about sharing private information and felt wrong in doing so. Karen's soft demeanor and encouragement gave me the internal strength to heal myself and know my own worth. Through each lesson Karen would give me information and allowed me to figure it out in my own way and in my own time... indeed I struggled but that is what I needed personally to heal and I am ever so grateful for the journey. I would highly recommended Karen Van Acker for counseling and mental health needs. I will continue to seek Karen's services until the end of time and then some.

I have been working with Karen for a little over a year. I usually have a hard time opening up to mental health professionals , there was something about Karen, I opened up and felt safe from the first visit. She has guided me through my recovery and helped me see and deal with years of trauma. She is so smart and caring, and is someone who has never made me feel crazy or less then, she helps me understand why I feel what I feel and how to get through it. The progress I have made this year is amAzing and I have her to thank for it. I would recommend Karen To anyone, one would be lucky to have her magical soul helping you through this life. She most definitely Has gone above and beyond for me. I will be forever grateful

Ms VanAcker is professional, kind and experienced. She is willing to meet me (emotionally) where I am without judgement. Compassionate and smart! Highly recommended

Karen is a very good listener. I trust her knowledge and kindness and she is a professional in all her interactions

Karen is the best therapist I have ever had and I have been in and out of therapy for a little over 10 years. I was struggling very bad emotionally until I found her. She listens, she comforts you and she is not judgemental what so ever. There isn't a thing in this world that I wouldn't tell her. She has helped me become more headstrong and more aware of my emotions and self control. She is so knowledgeable about so many ways to improve your mental health and way of life. She is incredible.

Karen listens intensively/objectively without making judgments. Interprets and relays issues back to me to ensure understanding. Karen’s brilliance is how she conveys explanations, techniques, and suggestions that are tailored to my comprehension level, cultural background, and spirituality. Karen makes the necessary accommodations/modification to ensure my success. She is a therapist that respects continuing education and training. She is a trustworthy, competent, and respectful therapist.