Self Care enables you to give the best of you, instead of what's left of you.
About Kari Lyn.....
Kari Lyn has been advocating for the healing and wellbeing of others for over 30 years. As an experienced Therapist and Life Coach, she has worked in both secular and spiritual settings, supporting individuals as they move through pain, release long-standing patterns, and reconnect with their innate capacity for wellness. Kari Lyn is deeply fulfilled by witnessing clients let go of what has kept them stuck and step into lives that feel more aligned, meaningful, and whole.
Clients often describe Kari Lyn as easy to talk to—authentic, compassionate, and supportive, while being able to gently challenge clients when growth calls for it. At the heart of her work is a deep desire to help people feel accepted, understood, and empowered as they gain insight and practical tools to create lives they genuinely feel good about.
Kari Lyn is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Life Coach, and an LMFT, LPCC, and LPC Board-Approved Supervisor. She is licensed in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Arizona. In addition, she is a Certified Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist, Somatic Experiencing Therapist, speaker, teacher, and writer. With an insatiable love of learning, Kari Lyn continually researches and integrates the most effective, evidence-based and experiential approaches to best serve her clients.
She works with individuals, couples, and families, drawing from a range of modalities including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Experiencing, AIR Network, Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), neurology-informed approaches, Guided Imagery, Adaptive Healing, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
Outside of her professional work, Kari Lyn’s greatest joy is traveling—when she’s not doing that, she can be found practicing yoga and meditation, singing, walking in nature, and engaging in meaningful conversations with her close friends and family.
Kari Lyn is passionate about encouraging others on a path of healing, wellness, and self-discovery—and she would be honored to walk alongside you on your journey.
Testimonials
I have worked with other therapists in the past. What they had to offer me was helpful, but when I worked with Kari Lyn, I could tell she really cared about my wellbeing. She really wanted to see me get better and move beyond my pain. Former Client of Kari Lyn
"Kari Lyn takes an approach that gets to the heart of the situation and provides direction toward real solutions. She keeps goals front and center and maintains attention on those goals. She is a highly skilled professional who brings her heart and spirit to her work." Former Client of Kari Lyn
I have had the privilege of working with Kari Lyn as a colleague in ministry for twenty plus years. I have witnessed first-hand her ability to connect with youth and adults in ways very few people can. She combines solid theological witness with wise compassionate advice in down to earth ways that allow for entry points for all people. Each year we contract with Kari Lyn as a speaker for a parent night and each time we do parents ask for more. We have also worked with her in a counseling capacity and have been truly blessed by her healing gift of wisdom. Any organization that is blessed enough to work with Kari Lyn will richly benefit from her gifts." Mike Carlson, Senior Pastor at St. Andrews Lutheran Church Mahtomedi, MN
"Kari Lyn is an excellent speaker, presenter and counselor. We have had Kari present on difficult topics with our youth and she has done great work. Our kids and parents were both highly engaged. The interactive presentation was excellent. Kari has also worked independently with youth and adults alike providing important, high quality mental/emotional health care. Kari is a wonderful warm faithful care provider."
Scott Searl, Senior Pastor at Shepard of the Hills Lutheran Church
"Kari Lyn is an excellent speaker and presenter. She knows her topics with years of experience both in Youth Ministry and as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I highly recommend her to your group." Cindy Wiste, Children Youth and Family Ministry Director at Trinity Lutheran Church "One of the most heart-felt, life filled people I know!" Lyle Griner, National Peer Ministry Director
“We really liked how Kari Lyn learned and listened to the group to see where we were at in our knowledge of single parent families by making the fact finding an interactive discussion. Once we had a chance to share she was masterful at meeting the groups needs. Then helping us better understand how to be supportive to the single parents needs." Participant in one of Kari Lyn's Workshops are.
