Karen Fried, Psy.D., M.F.T. is a licensed
Marriage and Family Therapist and an
Educational Therapist and consultant in
Santa Monica, California. She has a
private practice in Psychotherapy. Karen
uses the Oaklander Model of Child Therapy
in her practice and is the President of
the Violet Solomon Oaklander Foundation.
She trains child and adolescent therapists
and educators in the US and
internationally. Training, online tools,
and many resources can be found at
oaklandertraining.org. Karen can be
reached at
karen@karenfried.com.
Trainings and Presentations:
In response to COVID-19, Karen presented
an article series to an international
audience of child and adolescent
therapists: “Just for Now, Using the
Oaklander Model in a Time of Crisis” on a
zoom call. Therapists and counselors from
over 30 countries participate on this
monthly call. Since March of 2020, Karen
has presented to global audiences,
trainings, presentations, and consultation
on the use of Gestalt Therapy with
children. Her in-person training program
for therapists and counselors is now
virtual and has expanded to participants
worldwide.
Online Play Therapy Tools
Karen and her tech team have developed
play therapy tools to help professionals
during this time, including ● Projective
Cards –
https://www.oaklandertraining.org/projective-cards
● Online Sand Tray –
https://onlinesandtray.com/
● Online Puppets –
https://onlinepuppets.org
● Online Dollhouse –
https://onlinedollhouses.com
● Mindful Draw –
https://mindfuldraw.com
● and more are in development and coming
soon
Just for Now: Virtual Use of the Oaklander
Model in a Time of Crisis
