Karen Gosling Biography

Mrs Karen Gosling's extensive knowledge and expertise of psycho-social counseling and social work practice and her personable warmth and positive outlook, makes her uniquely qualified to guide Gosling International in the business of counseling, corporate EAP staff and executive counseling, trauma (critical incident) services, and emotional leadership development.

Karen is co-founder of Gosling International, a network of partners and associates for elevating the emotional wealth of people worldwide.

Karen specialises in relationship counseling, anger and anxiety management, Adult ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) coaching, and trauma counseling. She has an innate ability to identify with and assist clients in emotional distress. You can have no doubt that once you have met and engaged with Karen, she will use all her 30 years of experience in dealing with people in human support services to facilitate a change for the better.

A sought after public speaker, Karen was a valued part-time lecturer in medical social work at the National University of Singapore (NUS) 1998-2000.

Karen has co-authored two books with husband and executive coach, Dr Mike Gosling:

• Emotional Leadership. Using emotionally intelligent behaviour to enjoy a life of EASE (2004)
• Enjoy a life of EASE (2005)

In 2009 Karen launched her third book: Surviving Life Dramas. Stop Whining And Start Living. Her fourth book, How To Handle Difficult Behavior - And It May Be Your Own! was launched in 2011.

Karen graduated with a BA (Social Work) from the University of South Australia and a Master of Public Health from The University of Adelaide. She is an Accredited Member of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Areas of Expertise

• Counseling couples experiencing relationship issues, trauma, communication difficulties, and Adult ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder).
  
• Identifying teenage depression and helping families in conflict.
  
• Promoting the emotional well-being of people suffering stress/ anxiety/depression by education and providing strategies to correct negative thinking.
  
• Helping highly sensitive people (HSPs) understand and manage their emotional style.
  
• Providing top-level training to raise emotionally intelligent leaders based on the Emotional Leader Process - ELP.
  
• Delivering keynote speeches to relevant agencies and conferences on crises, relationship issues, surviving life dramas, and raising emotional wellness.
  
• Building a network of medical and allied health professionals and resources to ensure clients receive a quality service and the best outcome for their issues.

Education & Associations

• MAASW (Acc) - Accredited Social Worker, Australian Association of Social Workers.
• MPH - Master of Public Health, The University of Adelaide.
• BA (Social Work) - University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia.

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