Karen
RoudkovskiM.Div., PhD, LPC-S
Where faith and mental health meet.
From the Blog
Writing with my self-appointed editor, Nola
Faith and anxiety
Is Anxiety a Sin?
A gentle look at what Scripture says about our anxious feelings.
For family and friends
10 Ways to Support a Loved One with Anxiety, Part 1
Prayer, learning, and taking their experience seriously.
For family and friends
10 Ways to Support a Loved One with Anxiety, Part 2
Listening, boundaries, rest, and knowing when to get help.
Free printable
A one-page guide for people who love someone with anxiety.
Ten simple ways to help someone you love through anxiety, all on one page. Free when you join my email list.
A note from Karen
Dear friend,
If you’ve found your way here, you may be carrying something heavy. Maybe it’s anxiety that won’t let go, along with a quiet fear that something is wrong with your faith. Maybe a church or ministry that should have been safe left you hurt and confused. Or maybe someone you love is struggling, and you want to know how to help. For many of us, it’s more than one of these at once.
You are not alone. I have walked through anxiety myself, and I know what it is like to be hurt in a place that should have been safe. Those experiences are a big part of why I became a counselor and why I write, teach, and research what I do.
Here you’ll find resources grounded in both faith and mental health research. Your struggle is not a failure of faith. Healing is possible, and God is with you in it. Take what helps, leave the rest, and come back anytime.
When I’m not teaching or writing, you’ll probably find me browsing a bookstore or library, or taking a walk with my two dogs, Nola and Smokie. (Some days it’s hard to say who’s walking whom.)
Warmly,
Karen
The books
New from Harvest House
Reframing Anxiety
A Counselor’s Guide to Finding Peace Through Curiosity
Reframing Anxiety brings together clinical, personal, and biblical insights to help you replace patterns of anxiety avoidance with faith-engaged curiosity.
Order the book Read an excerpt
Spiritual abuse
Understanding Spiritual Abuse
What it is and how to respond.
Spiritual abuse
Spiritual Abuse Recovery Workbook
Twelve weeks of exercises and reflections for healing after spiritual abuse.
For clinicians
Spiritual Abuse Assessment
A brief, eleven-item screening tool for survivors and their helpers.
Crisis care · with Brooke Osborn
Counseling through the Storm
An in-depth, trauma-informed guide for those ministering to someone in crisis.
Where would you like to begin?
If you’re living with anxiety
You don’t have to win a fight with your anxiety. You can get curious about it instead.
If you’ve experienced spiritual abuse
Help for making sense of what happened, and finding your way forward.
Walking with someone who’s struggling? Start with 10 Ways to Support a Loved One with Anxiety.
Watch & listen
In my own words
From the author
Why I wrote Reframing Anxiety
The story behind the book, and why curiosity is a kinder way to approach anxiety.
Speaking & training
Talks and trainings on anxiety, faith, and spiritual abuse.
For churches, chaplains, universities, seminaries, and counselors, in person or virtually.
- Anxiety, emotions & faithEmbracing curiosity, rethinking anxiety, and the gift of emotions
- Spiritual abuse & trauma awarenessRecognizing and responding to spiritual abuse
- Training for chaplains & church leadersMulti-session, trauma-informed training with case studies and practice
- Crisis, trauma & healingFor counselors, students, and helping professionals
In person Virtual Keynotes · Workshops · Trainings
RecentlyMain guest speaker, Arkansas Christian Counselors and Therapists Conference · Chaplain training, Baptist Community Ministries Madden Lectures · Presenter, Christian Association for Psychological Studies Conference
Praise for the books
Reframing Anxiety is the kind of book I want every client to read—gentle, practical, and grounded in biblical truth.
Ashley Jamison, PhD, LPCOn Reframing Anxiety
Understanding Spiritual Abuse by Karen Roudkovski is a clearly written, comprehensive, and very helpful book on an important topic: spiritual abuse. … Highly recommended!
Dr. Siang-Yang Tan, Fuller Theological SeminaryOn Understanding Spiritual Abuse
Life is messy and filled with crises that ride on the waves of various storms. Brooke and Karen have produced a practical guide to help the reader be a life giver to the broken and help them find safety on the shore of grace and forgiveness.
Ted Traylor, Olive Baptist Church, PensacolaOn Counseling through the Storm
The library
Books I recommend, gathered by topic.
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