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Karin E. Wandrei, LCSW

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About Me

I have been a licensed clinical social worker in the state of California, specializing in individual and relationship therapy, since 1983 (LCSW #L10609. Click here to verify my license status).  I received my masters (1977) and my doctorate (1983) in Social Welfare from the University of California at Berkeley.  I also have a certificate (#45)  in telehealth from Florida that allows me to do online therapy with Florida residents only.   I only work online in California and Florida (Telehealth Certificate #45).

I describe my style as informal but professional.  I am not a blank screen therapist.  I have learned that while the primary focus of therapy is on your needs, that my most successful work is when I bring my full self to the work.  There’s a place for humor, for tears, for reflections on current political events.  As a musician, I have a special fondness for bringing music into therapy as I believe music is a special language of its own.  So feel free to bring your instrument,  or to sing a song.

As a professional, I adhere to the ethical guidelines of the National Association of Social Workers and the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.  I have learned how to adopt these guidelines to meet the unique challenges of people who live in rural and small communities.

My approach in one-on-one therapy is individualized to meet your specific needs.  I will spend 5-10 minutes on the phone with you first to see if it makes sense for us to set up an appointment.   If it isn’t,  I will help you find another therapist.   After our intake session, we’ll  check in to see how we feel about working together.  While I am a great therapist for many people, I am not for everyone.

Together I will help you identify the issues you want to work on and the possible approaches we might take.  I am trained in a variety of approaches and do not do cookie cutter therapy.

I am strongly influenced by humanistic, feminist, and existential approaches.

I am strengths-oriented.  

I am a Sex-Positive therapist and am comfortable working with people of all genders and sexual orientations and relationship and sexual configurations, including open relationships, sex workers and kink.

While I believe that some people can benefit from 12 step programs, I am more comfortable with harm reduction approaches.  I prefer to use language that steers away from labeling people.  For example, instead of alcoholism or sex addiction, I talk about using substances in ways that aren’t good for you.

I believe that it is critical that our work take into account how your various identities, such as racial, ethnic, social class, and disability impact upon your life.

I will check in with you frequently to make sure therapy is working for you.

Most of the work I do with couples is influenced by the approach of John and Julie Gottman.  I have done Levels I and II of Gottman training.  This approach is one of the few evidence-based couples therapy.  While it involves a longer assessment process, the overall length of therapy is usually shorter.

Please see my resume for more information about my education and experience.

When I’m not working,  I hang out with my partner of 41 years and our 15 year old cat.  I enjoy playing the piano.  I am classically trained and am now learning jazz piano, which is really hard.  I also love to go to concerts.  I love travel, especially international since I lived in 8 different places growing up, including Taiwan and Germany.  I love the outdoors and love to kayak and birdwatch.  I am blessed to live in the wine country in northern California.

Karin Wandrei,
LCSW (L10609)


Rohnert Park, California 94928
United States

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