Mental Health Coaching in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Karen Durst is a Board Certified Master Mental Health Coach serving Lake Worth Beach, FL, with telehealth available where services are offered. Drawing from her background as an educator and longtime follower of Jesus, Karen helps adults move beyond feeling stuck and take meaningful steps forward.
Move From Feeling Stuck to Taking Action
Knowing that something needs to change is not always the same as knowing how to make that change happen.
You may be dealing with ongoing stress, uncertainty, self-doubt, changing responsibilities, or a difficult life transition. You may even understand what would help but struggle to follow through on your own.
Mental health coaching provides dedicated space to step away from the noise, look at what is happening, and determine what you want to do next.
Karen Durst Coaching takes a compassionate, client-centered approach. Instead of giving you a one-size-fits-all answer, she helps you recognize your strengths, understand patterns that may be holding you back, clarify your priorities, and develop realistic strategies for moving forward.
What Can Mental Health Coaching Help With?
Coaching is shaped around your individual needs and goals. Areas you may explore with Karen include:
Current Events
Stress management and overwhelm
Life transitions and personal challenges
Goal setting and accountability
Healthy coping skills
Mindfulness and self-awareness
Confidence and self-esteem
Motivation and habit change
Work-life balance
Emotional wellness and resilience
Women’s issues
Personal growth
Spiritual and faith struggles
What Does Coaching With Karen Look Like?
Understand Where You Are
Talk openly about what you are experiencing, what feels difficult, and what may be keeping you from moving forward.
Clarify Where You Want to Go
Identify your priorities, recognize your strengths, and establish meaningful goals that reflect the changes you want to make.
Put Your Insight Into Practice
Develop practical strategies, healthier habits, and accountability that support progress between sessions. Karen may also provide between-session assignments when appropriate.
Why Choose Karen Durst?
Karen brings her experience as an educator to her work as a Board Certified Master Mental Health Coach. She understands that gaining more information does not automatically create change—and that sometimes people need support turning what they already know into action.
Karen is also verified as a Mental Health Coach by Christian Care Connect. She works with adults and seniors, including ministry leaders, and provides an encouraging environment where clients can explore challenges and pursue personal growth.
Karen’s approach to mental health coaching is grounded in Christian faith and biblical principles. She brings a Christ-centered perspective to the coaching process, helping clients pursue healthier patterns, meaningful growth, and practical change while remaining grounded in their faith.
In-Person & Telehealth Mental Health Coaching
Karen provides one-on-one mental health coaching in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, as well as telehealth sessions for clients in other areas where services are available. Telehealth makes it possible to receive personalized coaching from a private, comfortable setting while maintaining the same focus on your individual needs and goals. Karen is currently accepting new clients and referrals.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is mental health coaching the same as therapy?
No. Coaching focuses on goals, personal development, practical strategies, and accountability. It does not replace psychotherapy, mental health diagnosis, psychiatric treatment, or emergency mental health care.
Do I need to have a specific goal before starting?
No. You can begin with what feels difficult or where you feel stuck. Karen can help you clarify what you want to change and identify realistic next steps.
Can faith be included in coaching?
Yes. Karen can incorporate a Christian perspective for clients who want their faith to be part of the coaching experience.
Your Next Step Can Start Here
You do not have to solve everything at once. Progress can begin with greater clarity, the right support, and one purposeful next step. If you are ready to develop healthier coping skills, strengthen your resilience, or create meaningful personal change, connect with Karen Durst Coaching.