1600 Woodland Road
Abington, PA 19001
Biography
Dr. Karen Gould is a Licensed Psychologist and the founder and director of Penn State Abington’s Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS). Her clinical areas of expertise and research interests include individual and group psychotherapy, psychodynamic and family systems theory, neurobiology, psychopharmacology, depression, anxiety, childhood abuse and attachment trauma, suicide, serious mental illness, identity development, LGBTQ+, multicultural psychology, racial trauma, and social justice.
She uses a strengths-based approach to help students heal, grow, and successfully navigate the challenges of balancing academic life with the complex search for adult identity and interpersonal wellness.
Research Interests
Suicide prevention and child abuse/attachment trauma, personality disorders.
Publications
A proposed Rorschach administration style: Making "r" a constant
Gould, Karen S. Chestnut Hill College ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2013. 3617038. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1526508082?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true
Education
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.)
Chestnut Hill College
Post-Masters in Eco-Systemic Structural Family Therapy
Philadelphia Child & Family Therapy Training Center
Masters in Counseling Psychology (M.Ed.)
Temple University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Therapeutic Recreation
Temple University