Karin Sable LMF

At Karin Sable LMFT, we believe that seeking help is a sign of strength, not weakness. Our licensed marriage and family therapist, Karin Sable, is dedicated to providing mental health therapy to adults and couples in the Truckee and North Lake Tahoe areas. With a deep understanding of the challenges that life can present, we offer a comfortable, non-judgmental, supportive, and collaborative environment where you can feel safe and heard.

About Karin Sable LMFT

Karin Sable LMFT grew up on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe and is forever imprinted by this environment. After graduating from North Tahoe High School, Karin mixed school and work, focusing on economics and the environment. She worked for local government and in private sector environmental permitting and consulting before going on for more schooling. After earning her MA & Ph. D. in economics, Karin taught at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, for 10 years. Then came that desire to return to her childhood home and a growing passion to pursue a career in counseling and therapy. Karin went back to school and earned an MA in counseling psychology from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California.

Karin completed her training at Sierra Mental Wellness Group (formerly Sierra Family Services), where she worked with a very diverse population and a broad spectrum of mental health conditions, from severe mental illness to people just wanting to increase self-awareness and life satisfaction. She also gained experience with all ages, couples, families, and cross-cultural counseling. This position gave Karin experience working with a variety of area agencies, schools, non-profit organizations, and medical professionals.

Karin started her private practice in early 2009 in Tahoe City and then moved to Truckee. She has a great enthusiasm for psychotherapy, psychology, and neuropsychology. As nerdy as it sounds, Karin finds endless joy and fascination in keeping up with the literature and trends in the field, attending training, and continuing her education. This work is her passion. Of course, Karin tries to balance her work with other life ventures. She spends a great deal of time working and training dogs for search and rescue. She's involved with Nevada County Sheriff's Search and Rescue.

Our Services

At Karin Sable LMFT, we understand that life can be challenging, and sometimes a little help can go a long way. Brief counseling is an approach to therapy that is focused on symptom reduction and problem-solving. Our counseling services can help you manage stress, negotiate transitions, increase resilience, help you develop new coping skills, and build insight and awareness. On a deeper level, effective therapy can help you increase life satisfaction and create positive and lasting change.

Whether your experience is of frustration in problem-solving, persisting sadness, feeling overwhelmed, excessive anxiety or worry, difficulty regulating anger, or any other emotional or behavioral pattern that causes you distress or discomfort, counseling therapy is an excellent way for you to gain understanding, insight, and control over your life. We use several evidence-based and research-supported approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and existential therapy.

In addition to general psychotherapy, Karin also has advanced training and experience in trauma-focused therapy protocols including EMDR, prolonged exposure therapy, cognitive processing therapy, and internal family systems therapy. Trauma-focused therapy is used to integrate trauma that has occurred in your life, including acute and single-incident trauma (e.g., an accident, a diagnosis, a rape, a death) and chronic and historical trauma (e.g., domestic violence, childhood abuse, ritual abuse).

Our services include personalized individual therapy, couples therapy, and trauma-focused therapy. We offer stress management, life transitions and adjustment, low self-esteem and confidence, post-trauma stress (e.g., PTSD), depression, relationship disappointment, communication issues, conflict, decision making, and more.

Why Choose Karin Sable LMFT?

At Karin Sable LMFT, we believe that everyone deserves to live a fulfilling life. We understand that seeking help can be a difficult and vulnerable experience, and we are here to support you every step of the way. Our comfortable and non-judgmental environment encourages you to express your feelings and thoughts without fear of judgment. We are dedicated to helping you navigate life's challenges and achieve your goals.

With Karin Sable LMFT, you can expect a compassionate, empathetic, and experienced therapist who will work with you to understand your circumstances, clearly articulate your values, and develop goals that speak to your values and passions. We use evidence-based and research-supported approaches to help you develop insight and understanding into your patterned behaviors and habits, then help you negotiate the challenges you face, and develop skills to create meaning and positive change in your life.