Sessions International

Karla R. Ver Meer MS  LPC

After years as a layperson caring for the deep needs of individuals, Karla Ver Meer made the transitionfrom a home-schooling, piano-teaching mom and farmer’s wife to a mental health professional.  She earned her Master of Science (MS) degree in clinical psychology and has been licensed by the States of Colorado, Alabama and Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).   Karla completed an internship and was later employed at Penrose-St. Francis Behavioral Health’s inpatient psychiatric hospital, as well as with the Colorado Sex Offender Treatment Program.  She presently manages Sessions, her private practice where she specializes in trauma, depression, anxiety, anger issues, and personality disorders.

Karla founded and directed the Soul Safety community, a successful network of support and recovery groups that functioned within a local church setting.

Known as a visionary with zeal and integrity, she lives her life with strength, optimism, and compassion.

Karla and her husband, Jim, have 4 adult children and 3 granddaughters.  They reside in Jacksons Gap, AL, where Karla still loves to be barefoot in jeans, a sweatshirt, and black dirt — or now, the lake!

Colorado License:
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) #5512

Alabama License:
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) #4394

Specialities:
• Trauma (PTSD)
• Anxiety
• Depression and Mood Disorders
• Interpersonal Skills
• Personality Disorders
• Spiritual Skills

Professional Organizations:
• American Counseling Association (ACA)

Education:
• Master of Science Degree in
Clinical Psychology
• Bachelor of Music Degree in
Music Education

Training:
• Certified Clinical Trauma Therapist (CCTT)
• Combat Stress & PTSD
• Eye Movement Desensitization
and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Critical Incident Stress
Management (CISM)
• Community Emergency Response
Training (CERT)
• Task-Enhanced Therapy (TET)

Professional Services:
• Individual, Couple & Family Therapy
• Workplace Mental Health Analysis
& Program Development
– Including Disaster & Terrorism
Preparedness, Response &
Psychological First Aid
• Psychological Testing &
Assessment, Interpretation,
Diagnosis & Treatment
• Educational Presentations for
Medical, Ministry, Mission,
Professional & Corporate
Organizations
• Development of Lay-Directed
Support & Recovery Groups
• Local, Remote or On-Site

Employment:
• Private Practice Psychotherapist
• Workplace Consultant
• Psychological Assessments
Administrator
• Health Coach at AspenPointe Behavioral Health
• Workplace Mental Health Educator
• Mental Health Technician at
Penrose-St. Francis Hospital
Behavioral Health Unit
• Adjunct Instructor at
Pikes Peak Community College
• Sex Offender Specific Therapist

Experience:
• Psychotherapy Private Practice
• Founder & Director of the
Soul Safety Support Group Network
• Crisis Care Counselor

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Articles and information on the Sessions International website and any of its pages, podcasts, social media or other interactions outside of a therapeutic setting are not intended to be professional advice or to substitute for professional mental health, behavioral health, substance abuse or addiction treatment.