Karen Banfield

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About Karen

Karen has been a pioneer in the field of counseling psychology and intuitive healing for 35 years. Her clientele are both local and world famous. Karen has taught classes in high schools, colleges and universities. Her intuitive training classes have been the subject of a feature article in The Oregon Journal, and she has been a featured guest on NBC Television's Good Company. Karen's early years were spent in the performing arts. She worked in Portland as an Artist in Residence and toured with theater companies throughout the western states and into Alaska.

Education

  • Undergraduate work in the performing arts
    at the following institutions:
  • The Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria
  • The Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Dance and Women’s Studies at Ohio State University
  • Richard Hayes-Marshall School of Theater
  • Masters Program in Counseling Psychology
  • Independent Study at Marylhurst University
  • Practicum at Clackamas County Mental Health Center
  • Gestalt and Transactional Analysis
      at Lutheran Family Services
  • Jungian Dreamwork, Guided Imagery and EMDR
  • Mediation and Conflict Resolution




I am a psychiatrist in private practice in Portland, Oregon. I see clients whose therapies include medicines and those who are called on more spiritual or transpersonal paths. When Karen asked me to write a letter of reference for her, I must admit that I was a bit intimidated by the task. Rarely have I been so personally touched by someone who was offering their mastery to help me. Her style is unequaled and exquisite. Karen’s capacity to open herself and ‘see’ is matched by her ability to communicate her visions. One feels - many of the people I have referred to her can testify to this – an extraordinary sense of being recognized, being guided and being cared for.

Her particular skill is less related to mundane psychic abilities and more to emotional and spiritual guidance. As with any exceptional healer, one feels a combination of appreciation and awe when working with Karen, a little disbelief at her artistry and an abiding sense of connectedness.

The sessions themselves, not just the information she imparts, can be transformative. They can certainly shed light on difficult and complex issues. I would recommend her to people who want to delve deep below the surface of themselves and I would especially recommend her to other healing professionals.

Jeff Berger, MD