Karen Zelaya-Kendall

Karen Zelaya-Kendall is a psychologist practicing in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, panic attacks, and mood concerns. She guides clients through immediate coping skills and offers steady support for trauma, depression, ADHD, and life transitions. Karen draws on nearly three decades of experience to help people regain everyday functioning.

She earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from St. John's University and completed graduate work there after finishing a B.A. in Psychology at Loyola University New Orleans. She holds psychologist credentials in Pennsylvania and California: PA Psychologist PS016415 and CA Psychologist 34533.

In clinical work she emphasizes practical, skills-based steps early in treatment. Sessions often begin with straightforward strategies people can use right away to reduce distress and handle daily tasks more easily. Over time she helps clients understand the patterns and life events that influence their emotions and behavior.

Her background includes years of work across outpatient, inpatient, and residential settings. She has provided individual therapy, group therapy, and supervised other clinicians and trainees. That range shapes a flexible approach to care.

Clients can expect clear, goal-focused conversations and hands-on exercises they can practice between meetings. The focus is on improving functioning, managing symptoms such as panic disorder and panic attacks, and building skills that fit life demands.

She communicates in English and works with adult concerns including perinatal mood challenges, post-traumatic stress, self-harm histories, and women's health issues alongside broader mood and personality-related difficulties.

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