Who is Amy Karman, LMFT?
Here's a little info about the therapist you'll be sharing secrets with...
First of all, I LOVE working as a therapist because connection is my jam. I'm naturally curious, intuitive, and definitely empathetic.
I believe God gifted me with the ability to pick up on what others don't notice. During sessions I'm listening for His direction about how to get to help the client to heal.
My closest friends have told me I love well, I make them laugh and have fun, and they often tell me I am creative. Strangers have told me I'm outgoing and that I come across much younger than I am. I'm not sure why I look young. Maybe it's because I don't drink or smoke. Maybe it's because my inner-child and I are highly integrated. Maybe it's botox? Either way, no matter how old I look or sound on the phone, I graduated high school in 2002 and I have had some real life experiences here on earth that I didn't like at the time but can feel gratitude today for how those shaped me. Burnout, post-partum, family dynamic pain, loss, deep betrayal from a friend, sexual assult, PTSD, ADHD, PMDD...being a human is hard! Jesus + therapy + medication + healthy lifestyle have all helped me.
I've been seeing clients officially since 2012, and unofficially since about the 8th grade.
I have 18 years of sobriety (on 11/4/2008 Jesus told me to stop drinking and helped me to never drink again) and I have done my own personal therapy work off and on over the last 20 years, as needed.
I gradated from SDSU in 2006 with a Communication degree (film minor), not knowing what I wanted to do with my life. I decided to move to LA and try to do some acting while I got clear on my purpose. I met my husband a couple of years after moving to LA at church and we were just friends for a year. We started dating in February 2009 and got married April 2010.
5 years after moving to LA I got the call loud and clear from Jesus to become a professional counselor.
I had to do pre-requisites for a year before applying for grad school. Then, it took me 2.5 years to get a masters degree in counseling, 3 years to get the mandatory 3,000 hours to apply for licensure, I passed a challenging law and ethics exam and an even more challenging licensure exam. I started my private practice in December 2017.
I was certified in EMDR in 2017, and finished the Somatic Experiencing 3 year training program 2025. I have a natural ability to help people that is God-given and the best of the best training to provide the structure.
Thankful for my husband Chris of 16 years who fully supports anything I am passionate about. To be fair, he's obsessed too (with making music... find Historian on Spotify or Apply Music if you're curious). We have two adorable kids (both girls, ages 10 and 7). One looks just like me and the other looks just like him. We also have two dogs (both girls, both rascals, one is a 4 year old goldendoodle named Fiona Apple and the other is a 2 year old cavapoo named Lana Del Rey). We spent some time fostering in the last couple of years and are currently taking a break because it was so hard. Worth it, but hard.
I love to travel, spend time with my inner circle, be in nature (especially water), paint, craft, write (see my books tab), and my favorite thing to do is dance (specifically line dance). Want to know more, feel free to ask. It's ok to want to know who the person is that you are getting support from. That whole blank slate thing is so 1890.
TLDR (too long didn't read): I am a human being who knows what its like to suffer and overcome. I'd love to help you!