Karen Erlichman

Courage & Renewal Facilitator
Speaks English

Karen Lee Erlichman, D.Min, LCSW provides psychotherapy, spiritual direction, So(U)L coaching and mentoring. employing a mind-body-spirit approach to wellness and community building.  She currently serves as co-chair of the Professional Advisory Group for the Spiritual Care Services Department at UCSF Medical Center.

Karen is also a trained facilitator of the Jewish Studio Process, and a founding advisor for the Embodied Jewish Learning Network. Her writing has been published in numerous journals, blogs and anthologies, including Feminist Studies in Religion, Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction, ritualwell, and in the interfaith anthology Spiritual Guidance Across Religions.

Karen has a lifelong commitment to creating welcoming, transformative communities.

 

Favorite quote

“I want to show up for this conversation as a person who looked herself in the eye, who listened to what her ancestors needed to teach her this day, and who let herself be as expansive as the sky.”

Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Book Recommendation

On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World

Danya Ruttenberg

Where I'm Finding Inspiration

I'm currently reading and loving the book What It Takes to Heal by Prentis Hemphill.

What I Do For Fun, Rest, and Renewal

Cooking, art making and creativity, morning meditation walks among the trees and by the ocean. Live jazz concerts, especially Lizz Wright and outdoor performances.

Organizations I've Worked With

Jewish Studio Project
Institute for Jewish Spirituality
Pacific School of Religion