• Child Adolescent Therapy - Orlando

    Child/Adolescent Counseling/Therapy

    When one child in a family is having significant problems or symptoms, we may recommend individual counseling or therapy for that child. We work with children from age five through adolescence.

  • Collaborative Family Law - Orlando

    Collaborative Family Law

    Collaborative Law is a new way for a divorcing couple to work as a team with trained professionals to resolve disputes respectfully, without going to court. Each client has the support, protection and guidance of his or her own lawyer.

  • Couples Therapy - Orlando

    Couples Counseling/Therapy

    When the primary problems are to do with a significant relationship, then couples therapy is usually the preferred mode of treatment.  The staff at Gilstrap & Associates Orlando office is trained to work with non-intimate dyadic (two person) relationships who can also benefit from therapy, 

  • Drug Screening - Orlando

    Drug Screening

    We are able to perform a drug screen at any point in time in our Orlando counseling office.  You do not need to make an appointment and you do not have to be a client at Gilstrap & Associates to utilize this service.

  • Family Therapy - Orlando

    Family Counseling/Therapy

    When the primary problems are to do with conflictual family relationships, family therapy is often the treatment of choice. The difficulties may be between a married couple and their extended family, such as in-laws, siblings, and so on.

  • Group Therapy - Orlando

    Group Counseling/Therapy

    Many clients do well in group treatment. At Gilstrap & Associates' Orlando location we offer groups for children and adults. Group therapy can be the choice of treatment or it can be done in conjunction with individual or couples therapy.

  • Individual Therapy - Orlando

    Individual Counseling/Therapy

    This is the most common type of mental health treatment. It is usually recommended when it is determined that the client's problems are primarily due to an internal state of mind rather than outside causes.

  • Phone Therapy - Orlando

    Phone Therapy (Counseling)

    There are clients that have been seen in our office and have moved or have been referred to one of our counselor's that do not live in the Central Florida area.

  • Life Coaching - Orlando

    Professional Life Coaching (Business)

    Life Coaching helps get your life running at peak performance and helps keep your life skills sharp. When you work with a life coach, you commit to being your best in life and in the lives of others.

  • Seminars - Orlando

    Seminars & Conference Speaking

    We have several counselors who do seminars and special speaking engagements. Most recently, our counselors have been at: Montverde Academy (International Boarding School), FSU, Campus Crusade for Christ and the City of Ocoee.

Karen Robertson, Graduate Student Counselor

Karen Robertson - Graduate Level Student Intern, Orlando

Karen is a lifelong Florida resident. She has earned degrees from University of South Florida, University of Florida, and is currently completing a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling at Asbury Theological Seminary. She is also certified as a Prepare and Enrich facilitator (a program primarily designed for premarital counseling and marital relationships).

Karen brings much life experience to the Gilstrap practice. She feels specifically lead into the counseling field at this specific time in her life. It is her desire to walk along side those who are trying to make their way through dark places in their own lives and into a healthy newness in life.

She and her husband have raised 2 daughters and a son. They also have a beautiful daughter (Rachel) who lives in their hearts until they meet again.

Karen has specific interests in: drug addictions and intervention, miscarriage, infant and childhood death, grief, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression and child and adolescent conflict.