Dr. Karen Skean

Dr. Karen Riggs Skean received her PsyD from Rutgers University's Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP). Her primary professional interests include clinical training and supervision; short-term dynamic psychotherapy, couples psychotherapy, philosophy and psychology; psychodynamic and integrative psychotherapy. In addition to teaching and supervising students at GSAPP, she maintains a full-time private practice in Highland Park, New Jersey where she works with individuals and couples and provides clinical consultation and supervision. She is the 2026 GSAPP Alumni Organization Award.

COURSE TAUGHT: 

Theoretical Foundations/Analytic

Professional Ethics, Standards, and Career Development

Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy

Observation and Interview

Psychodynamic and integrative psychotherapy, short-term dynamic psychotherapy, clinical training and supervision, couples psychotherapy, treatment of trauma.