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WELCOME TO CARITAS CENTER FOR HEALING ONLINE!

Our professional, caring practitioners and teachers offer an array of services listed below. Please email us: info@caritashealing.com for more information.

CLASSES / WORKSHOPS

Somatic and Body-Centered Therapies

Somatic and body-centered therapies help you learn how to re-negotiate maladaptive nervous system responses developed from a variety of events. It can be an empowering process to learn to navigate tension, anger, irritation, and other emotions that remain in your body as a result of adult patterns of thought, trauma wounding, and coping behaviors. The goal is to assist you in overcoming the tension and suffering that keeps you from fully participating in life.

Additional physical methods may be suggested such as Somatic Experiencing™, chiropractic care, yoga, exercise, or other types of movement combined with verbal therapy. Somatic therapy works in both individual and group settings. It’s helpful for people struggling with stress, anxiety, PTSD, depression, grief, addiction, relationship problems, and sexual dysfunction. The length of treatment varies from person to person.

Relational & Trauma Healing

Caritas founder and resident Imago relational therapist, Karen Olson, teaches practical techniques to improve communication and facilitate deeper understanding and compassion in relationships. She does this via individual sessions and weekend workshops to help couples to experience conscious love and growth–healing old wounds in the process.

Her intention is to provide a safe, supportive environment so that clients can tapping into their own inner wisdom and create the change they want in their lives. She supports people in nurturing all aspects of their health–psychological, emotional, spiritual, and physical–and understands that these are delicately interwoven. In addition to working with couples, she provides counseling to individuals, utilizing EMDR therapy when appropriate.

“This weekend brought hope to my heart and our relationship.”
“This workshop was so helpful because it was a mix of Imago education and application and allowed us to stay present in Imago therapy practices for an extended period of time in order to have real breakthroughs.”
“Brilliant facilitator in a safe, supporting space.  Worth every penny/minute we invested and made us so committed to continue what we began.  Thank you!”
“The atmosphere is safe, warm and welcoming.  Karen’s gentle guidance, encouragement and expertise enabled my husband and me to transform our relationship and better understand our deepest unmet needs in a way that wasn’t awkward, strange or overwhelming.”
“This workshop came at an especially pivotal time in our relationship and I think literally will have helped me keep my relationship with my husband.  We had hoped to gain more tools for communication and have taken so much more home with us.  So grateful for your knowledge and expertise and passion for this work.”
“Karen is such a fantastic coach/teacher and has such a calming presence.  Her passion to help couples is so clear.  I would return for further workshops in the future.”
“No matter the stage…Any relationship would benefit from the tools presented.”
“Karen is an amazing teacher who has a caring heart and is able to meet people where they are at.  My husband and I learned invaluable skills that will enhance our marriage.”
“Incredible workshop.  I feel like we are newly-weds again?  Well worth the time and financial investment.”
“Learned so much about my partner and feel more connected.  Love the way it creates neutral ground to discover and be curious about each other.  This workshop strips away our armor and puts us on level ground.  Pretty much the best investment you can make in your relationship.”
“I feel more connected to [my husband] than I have in years, and definitely feel we’ve made a wonderful start to understanding each other’s Imagos.  I just want to say how grateful I am.”

R.T.

To understand our partners we must first understand what our life experiences have conditioned us to want.... What I experienced and saw was the deep depths we hide from ourselves and must be explored if we are to discover our true desire.

L.H.

This is easily one of the most profound, moving, and transformative experiences of my life. I've also never had so much hope and feeling of connection with my partner.

L.T.

Thank you for our session yesterday. I feel we both got more accomplished in our 80 minutes yesterday than all the other counseling sessions combined. I am encouraged and excited to continue.

Micha

With Karen's guidance, the Imago workouts are much more effective.

Dallas

Karen is fantastic at what she does--holding this workshop. It has changed my life and my marriage.

Krista

Invaluable information for creating a long-lasting/fulfilling relationship.

Kelly

This was a fabulous workshop. We learned a TON. extremely beneficial--this should be required of all couples.

Anonymous

Awesome! Great and well organized. Something I can actually implement.

Nathan

I like the format and schedule. It didn’t feel “prepackaged” and there was a nice flow....I felt the wisdom came from the course but ALSO from Karen herself.

Elizabeth S.

The workshop was fun, informative, and very, very useful. Karen’s presentation style was a good combination of research and common sense.

Aimee

Karen is skilled at helping you figure out ways to communicate better with your partner. [She is] a master of this content.

Ellen

[The workshop introduced] an approach I haven’t used before in couples counseling that is revolutionary. A way to stop the blame game and find your voice and bear witness in an honorable way for your partner. Karen-- so smart and helpful and approachable. Love her style of coaching.

Vern B.

Karen is amazing and I consider her one of my angels. The workshop was everything I hoped for and more.

Ilene

Incredible value and experience. [The presenter] made the experience. Loved the intimate approach.

Gail D.

Karen brought communication to life in our marriage...[and] brought creativity and passion to this workshop.

Sue D.

Karen knows her stuff and presents in a supportive, entertaining way.

C.G.

Karen has an amazing energy and ability to connect and make people feel comfortable...[and] to go places they normally wouldn’t go alone. I LOVE HER AND IMAGO!

Courtney

Karen was a fabulous presenter and really helped create a safe space for exploration.

T.G.

Everything we have done with Karen Olson and Imago has been transformative. We have already accomplished more in 3 months than we have in 14 years. Karen did a great job of making every person feel engaged and heard, which is very difficult in a group setting.

Erin B.

Karen is compassionate, very articulate and a gentle facilitator.

David B.

The workshop was the break we needed to reconnect and start living like a caring and loving couple again. [Karen is] a great presenter and I enjoyed spending the weekend with her.

Steve B.

Very enlightening to see how our behaviors and actions today are a reflection of how we grew up....Very knowledgeable and passionate about the material. Sincerely wants to help couples advance their relationship.

Kelly G.

The workshop has been amazing for us. Thank you!!

Nancy J.

Simply delightful; engaging, intelligent, and well organized! 🙂

Ed K.

The workshop is an excellent way to strengthen relationship skills. Karen Olson is outstanding!...She is informative and engaging. I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to attend the workshop.

Karen K.

Karen knows her stuff and presents it in a non-threatening environment.

Lisa

Well-organized, intensive, practice-based workshop. Karen is warm, compassionate, enthusiastic, while emphasizing a safe, secure environment. Very well-organized, inspiring, knowledgeable, approachable.

Lee W.

The workshop was full of usable information and ideas. [Karen is] capable, very intelligent, very well schooled, lots of counseling skill.

Frankie

Karen is an excellent presenter who keeps the class engaged and infuses heart, education and fun in to the learning experience!

K.G.

Fantastic investment for your relationship.

Jim

Karen did a great job, very knowledgeable and able to put theory into practice.

Peter B.

I truly enjoyed this workshop and look forward to making our good marriage become a great marriage....Excellent!! Karen really knows her stuff and presents it well. Very engaging and thought provoking.

Adam

I found Karen provided a very safe environment. Karen was very warm and open.

Sue B.

Enjoyed the workshop. Presenter was knowledgeable and presented well.

D.D.M.

I loved the different clips/slides. This has helped immensely and I look forward to implementing them in my relationship. Karen was engaging, patient, knowledgeable, and kept me interested.

Chinese & Functional Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is one of the oldest continuous systems of medicine in history, with recorded instances dating as far back as 2000 years BC. This time-tested treatment is based on viewing the body as an interconnected, energetic system, with parts working together to keep the body functioning as a whole.

A Functional medicine Matrix assists the clinician in organizing and prioritizing each patient’s health issues as elicited by a thorough personal, family, social, and medical history. It issues into a complete story to help the clinician gain a comprehensive perspective of the patient and subsequently facilitate discussion of complex or chronic disease with the patient. Treatment from Caritas’ TCM practitioners may include Chinese herbal therapy, acupuncture, moxa, massage, Reiki, CranioSacral, counseling in nutrition and exercise, and more.

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