Dr. Davies provides psychological services to individual adults, couples, children, and their families. She has had her own private practice since 1989, and for seven years prior to that worked as a supervised associate in private practice.

In her practice, Dr. Davies treats individual adults who present with a wide variety of problems, including: anxiety, depression, anger, alcohol and substance abuse, low self-esteem, difficulties with intimacy in relationships, trauma following incest or sexual abuse, sexual dysfunction and identity disturbances.

Dr. Davies provides treatment to couples who require help with communication problems and conflict resolution; with sexual problems and other difficulties in establishing and maintaining intimacy in their relationships; and with problems adjusting to major life changes that occur for one or both members of the couple.

Dr. Davies also treats children who experience difficulties with school adjustment, behavioural problems, low self-esteem, anxiety or depression; and helps children who are struggling with the emotional turmoil that can follow parental separation, divorce or death.

Dr. Davies' psychotherapeutic orientation can best be described as eclectic. Her clinical training has included extensive exposure to cognitive behavioural, psychodynamic and systems approaches to the understanding and treating of a wide range of psychological problems, occurring within an individual, a couple or a family.

Dr. Davies completed her Honours B.A. in Psychology at the University of Waterloo, in Ontario. She received both her M.A. and doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from the University of Manitoba. She has had psychological staff and/or intern experience in a number of outpatient settings, including a University affiliated Psychological Services Centre, the Winnipeg Child Guidance Centre, the Children's Aid Society of Winnipeg, and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. She is registered as a psychologist in Ontario and with the Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Ontario.

In support of the profession of Psychology, Dr. Davies maintains memberships in each of the local (Ottawa), provincial, and national Psychological Associations. These Associations serve to encourage the scientific pursuit of greater understanding of human behaviour and the better provision of quality health care to the public. To reach Dr. Karen Davies directly, please phone 230-4709 ext. 26.