Karen Tabloff, LCSW is an Arizona-licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate grief, anxiety, depression, and major life transitions. Much of Karen’s career has been spent in hospice and bereavement care, giving her extraordinary depth in understanding pain, loss, and the complicated emotions that come with life’s hardest seasons. You will be hard-pressed to find a clinician with more experience walking alongside people through profound grief and uncertainty. Karen brings that same grounded steadiness, compassion, and wisdom into the therapy room, helping clients feel less alone as they work through what hurts.

One of Karen’s greatest strengths is how relatable she is. Clients often share that they feel genuinely seen and understood with her—like they don’t have to perform, over-explain, or “have it all together” to be welcome in the room. Karen creates a calm, safe, judgment-free space where people can show up exactly as they are and begin to untangle what’s hurting. She also has a wonderful sense of humor and uses it thoughtfully in therapy. When the moment is right, gentle humor can ease tension, create connection, and give someone room to breathe without minimizing what they are experiencing.

Karen works with children and adults and draws from approaches including brief therapy, cognitive-based strategies, and expressive and creative modalities. She tailors her approach to each person’s needs and goals, offering practical tools while honoring their individual story. Whether you are processing loss, managing anxiety or depression, navigating a major life transition, or working toward healthier relationships, Karen will meet you where you are and walk alongside you with compassion, experience, and genuine understanding.