In this 1-hour session staff therapist Karla Hargrove, M.A., LPC introduces the practice of mindfulness and offers a basic approach on how to apply these foundational tools into daily living

Karla Hargrove, M.A., LPC
• January 26, 2023

This workshop was designed as an introduction for anyone who wants to cultivate a gentler and more flexible approach to living in today’s world. Instructed by Karla Hargrove, M.A., LPC, a Staff Therapist and Certified Teacher of MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction), Ms. Hargrove offers a basic approach to applying these foundational tools into daily living and weaves them with formal meditation practices.

Attendees learned how to: 

  • Become more responsive and less reactive to life stressors 
  • Increase areas of self and social awareness 
  • Switch off from “auto-pilot” and be more intentional in daily activities 
  • Bring awareness to the interconnectedness of thoughts, emotions and body sensations 

Feel “less stuck” or “hopeless” by challenging perceptions of reality. 

mindfulness therapist Karla Hargrove

Karla Hargrove, M.A., LPC

Therapist
Mindfulness & Behavior Therapies Program

Karla Hargrove brings a diverse background of education and life experiences into her healing work as a trauma-centered psychotherapist. She received a M.A. in Counseling Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and is an IL Certified Domestic Violence Advocate. After earning her Masters degree, Ms.

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