Karen Doyle Buckwalter
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Karen Doyle Buckwalter

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Karen Doyle Buckwalter, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S, is an author, teacher, podcaster, speaker, consultant, psychotherapist, and Certified Theraplay® Trainer and Supervisor with more than 35 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. Her work focuses on attachment, complex trauma, adoption and foster care, and helping professionals translate attachment theory and research into effective clinical practice.

Karen spent 30 years at Chaddock, a nationally recognized child-serving organization, where she held a variety of clinical and leadership roles and led in the development of innovative programs for children and adolescents impacted by attachment disruptions and complex trauma. Prior to Chaddock, she spent five years working in other child and family serving settings. In 2018, she founded Carolina Attachment and Trauma Services, where she now focuses on professional training, consultation, and supervision.

Karen is known for her energetic, engaging, and interactive teaching style and is a sought-after national and international speaker and trainer. She has presented at numerous conferences and has authored peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, as well as articles for Adoption Today and Fostering Families Today. She has a particular interest in helping clinicians understand attachment theory and apply it accurately and effectively in their clinical work.

Karen is the co-editor and co-author, with Debbie Reed, of Attachment Theory in Action, and co-author, with Debbie Reed and Wendy Lyons Sunshine, of Raising the Challenging Child: How to Minimize Meltdowns, Reduce Conflict, and Increase Cooperation and has written chapters for several other books.

Karen is a Certified Theraplay® Trainer and Supervisor and has been involved in Theraplay training and supervision since 1997. She is also trained in the administration and coding of the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), with a particular interest in its clinical application and in understanding the intergenerational transmission of attachment.

Karen is the co-host of The Attachment Panel, a YouTube show featuring conversations exploring attachment theory, research, clinical practice, and the ways attachment shapes human relationships across the lifespan. She formerly founded and hosted the highly successful Attachment Theory in Action podcast.

Karen earned a BS in Individual and Family Studies from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Social Work degree from Temple University. She completed a two-year post-master’s training program in Marriage and Family Therapy at The Menninger Clinic.
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