
Taking the "Strange" Out of Estrangement - Exclusive Interview with Karen Stockham
Karen Stockham, MA, LPCC, is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, estrangement specialist, and relationship coach with more than three decades of experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate emotional disconnection, conflict, and the complex process of healing fractured relationships. As the founder of Healing Family Connections and creator of the RECONNECT Model, Karen’s work focuses on emotional safety, communication patterns, attachment dynamics, and helping people interrupt the relational cycles that often keep families stuck for generations. Drawing from both extensive clinical and coaching experience and personal insight into the realities of estrangement and relationship pain, Karen approaches family healing with honesty, compassion, and practical guidance. Her work challenges simplistic narratives around blame and “toxic” relationships, instead encouraging a deeper understanding of the emotional wounds, protective behaviors, and unmet needs that often exist beneath conflict and disconnection.
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