Karen L. Kenney

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

36 yrs experience

Updated August 20, 2026 How we verify

About

Karen L. Kenney is a Marriage and Family Therapist in Encino, California, whose caseload is centered on trauma, grief, and loss. She describes working with adults who have carried the impact of childhood trauma for years before seeking psychotherapy, often masking pain with anxiety, depression, or compulsive behaviors, and emphasizes uncovering underlying pain and client strengths as part of the healing process.

Services

Trauma and PTSD
Grief (including traumatic grief, pet loss, divorce, death)
Relationship issues
Grief
Anxiety
Depression
Dissociative disorders
Divorce
Domestic abuse/violence
Veterans issues
Women's issues
Adoption
Adlerian therapy
Attachment-based
Cognitive behavioral (CBT)
Interpersonal
Psychodynamic

State licenses

California · License #MFT25611 · LMFT Active

expires 2027-08-31

Reputation

5 / 5 across 3 reviews Mixed

Healthgrades Rated 5 / 5 3 reviews

What clients praise

Warm and understanding demeanor
Well-educated and helpful
Comfort of therapy dogs in-office
Described by one reviewer as instrumental in a personal crisis

Common critiques

One reviewer described unprofessional conduct and a disruptive dog during sessions

Red flags

One Yelp reviewer reported the therapist ended treatment by email/voicemail after 5-6 sessions with no referrals provided, which the reviewer characterized as an abrupt, unprofessional termination

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 8 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

Identity anchor: full name, credentials, location (Encino, CA [redacted]), phone [redacted], specialties, issues treated, modalities, populations, insurance, fees, session formats, 36 years in practice, narrative bio, license number lead (MFC 25611) (psychologytoday.com)

NPPES NPI registry

NPI 1710056627, credential PhD, taxonomy 106H00000X Marriage & Family Therapist, license MFT25611 (CA), address [redacted], phone [redacted], enumeration date 2006-11-06, last updated 2007-07-08 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

npino.com (NPI directory mirror)

Corroborates NPI 1710056627, license MFT25611 (CA), address, phone [redacted], fax, Medicare non-participation, NPI status Active (npino.com)

Healthgrades

5.0/5 rating from 3 reviews, 100% recommend, education (BA California State University-Northridge, 1978), over three decades in practice, practice location and phone match, 'therapy puppies' detail (healthgrades.com)

web search aggregation (Yelp business listing snippet)

Business listing at [redacted]; one positive review mentioning warmth and therapy dogs, one negative review describing an abrupt email/voicemail termination of treatment with no referrals and a disruptive dog in session (yelp.com)

web search aggregation (Sharecare listing snippet)

Corroborates PhD credential, Marriage & Family Therapist designation, Encino CA location (sharecare.com)

web search aggregation (Healthgrades snippet)

Practice name field on Healthgrades lists 'Dr. Staci Wold Psychological Services Corporation' as the billing/associated entity, not independently corroborated elsewhere (healthgrades.com)

web search (general)

No lawsuit, malpractice, disciplinary, OIG exclusion, or SAM.gov debarment mentions found for this individual (oig.hhs.gov)