Since 2011, Karen has guided individuals on healing through (re)embodiment and empowerment.
About me
My name is Karen Hargot and I am instinctively drawn to learning. I seek out awareness, courage, authenticity, diversity, belonging, and joy. I cherish making space for new insights to occur. I am intrigued by the unique qualities of each person I meet, and I endeavor to empower others by sharing my resources.
Holding a deep-rooted passion for community service, I transitioned from 10 years in a corporate setting into a therapeutic capacity. Since 2011, I have guided individuals on how to heal through (re)embodiment and empowerment while promoting stability, consistency, safety, and transparency. During this time, I worked collaboratively for four years with a multidisciplinary team at a private residential facility dedicated to providing treatment for individuals experiencing complex and acute PTSD, mental health challenges, and addictions.
Movement practices have informed my life, starting with ballet, yoga, running, and currently through Qigong. In addition to my certification as a C-IAYT® certified yoga therapist, I am a Recreational Therapist with a specialization in developmental trauma, specifically focusing on Complex PTSD in adults. My work predominantly concentrates on the recalibration of issues related to overwhelm, dissociation, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, impulsivity, addictions, grief, anger, and neurodiversity. I support development of the brain and nervous system through the integration of infant reflexes that some people keep into adulthood. These reflexes are natural and present in all babies, and addressing them can enhance overall lived experiences. I am also a Somatic Experiencing® practitioner. Sessions may include Rhythmic Movement (RMTi)© primitive reflex integration, Somatic Experiencing®, Transforming Touch® supportive touch techniques, mindfulness practices, breath work, and movement.
As a Registered Naturotherapist with Association des Naturothérapeutes Professionnels du Québec (ANQ) and Academy of Naturopaths and Naturotherapists of Canada (ACNN), I can provide receipts for private health insurance plans. While functional in French, my sessions are offered in English.
I offer my reverence to Kanienʼkehá꞉ka and Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee-Ga people, and to this land on which I live and work.
Benefits
In my work, I follow a humanistic, person-centered, strengths-based approach. This means that my clients will receive acceptance and support, regardless of the state they may be in. The benefits of this approach may include:
Increased positive emotional states, creativity, vitality, and physical energy
Ability to attend to your needs first while caring for others
Increased felt sense of your healthy boundaries
Improved sleep and ability to rest
Decreased symptoms related to chronic pain, migraines, digestive issues, and other dis-ease
Increased presence in your daily life and comfort in your own skin
Increased ability to fluctuate between different states of intensity in life without feeling stuck
Decreased physiological patterns of impulsivity, survival, or coping that no longer align with how you want to show up in the world
Collaboratively, we explore how presence, safety, courage, autonomy, pleasure, and growth intersect for you.
Services
Somatic Therapy
“Somatics” are the lived experiences of our bodies. In our sessions, you (re)learn how to be comfortable in your own skin so your attention can be redirected toward other purposes. By resetting and expanding your nervous system’s responses, your day-to-day life can feel less overwhelming, and your access to joy, connection, trust, physical energy, and rest increases.
Leisure Counselling
In leisure counselling, we address the notion of free time, be it too much or too little. Together, we build a personalized plan to bring meaning, choice, and fun into your life.
“Karen brings integrity to her work and has proven herself to be adaptive and adept at providing trauma-informed care and creating stability, consistency, and connection for her clients.”
Dr. Kate Drury, Psychologist at the Trauma-Focused Therapy Program at the Jewish General Hospital
Appointments
Villeray
Bhavana la Clinique
222 Rue de Castelnau E
Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, QC H2R 1P5
Monday - Friday
Note: Currently at capacity.
Waitlist full until Summer 2025.
Payment Policy
Payment can be made by cash, e-transfer, or credit card, and is due by the end of the appointment day.
Cancellation Policy
If you are unable to keep your appointment, please send a notification via text, email, or voicemail. For missed appointments or cancellations with less than 24 hours’ notice, a non-refundable fee will apply.
Code of Ethics
As a Registered Naturotherapist, I adhere to the Code of Ethics outlined by the Association des Naturothérapeutes Professionnels du Québec (ANQ). Please click here to read the full document.
