Karen M. Dun is an occupational therapist for children since 1980, both in the United States of America and in the Netherlands. She obtained experience in different institutions in both America and The Netherlands. In The Netherlands she has worked at the V.U. Ziekenhuis for 13 years. In America she was head of the department occupational therapy in an outpatient clinic for children. For three years she worked in a hospital for psychiatry, rehabilitation, hand/physical injuries and burn injuries at the intensive care.

Since 1986, she has been working in her private practice, which has been called the Rainbow since 2006.

She now works as an occupational therapist and as a child neuropsychologist. Karen Dun follows courses in the areas of Non Verbal Learning disorders, child neuropsychology and diagnostics.
She is one of the content editors of the Dutch translation of the book “The Child With Special Needs” by Dr. Stanley Greenspan: ”Als je kind speciale aandacht nodig heeft”.
She follows courses by Dr. Greenspan and his team in the United States and has taught nationally and internationally on many different subjects.

In October 2005, Karen attended the couse C.O.O.P. by Helen Polataijko, PHD, OTR, the fouder of this method to treat children with D.C.D. (Developmental Coordination Disorder).
This treatment method is closely related to the treatment combination of pediatric occupational therapy-neuropsychology, which she applies since 1996.
The Practice is connected with a network of professionals among which schools, colleagues, medical doctors and specialists.

It is her intention to expand the professional network with the expressive therapies like art and music therapy. Due to her work with children with anxiety disorders, she followed courses at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam . It is her experience that especially highly sensitive children (and adults) experience or develop fear in many situations. Over time insights into the role which traumatic experiences play into the development of emotional blocks developed further. Due to these insights, Karen Dun recently completed her education and is an accredited journey practitioner. She uses elements of the journey in her therapy.

“My personal experience in the release of ancient traumatic experiences by using the healing journey has been a great gift in my life. I would like to pass this on to children and parents.

In 2004 Karen followed the course Reiki I.
Since 2004 Karen annually gives courses in handwriting for children based on the method Handwriting without Tears. Please also see www.hwtears.com

In treatment, she pulls from a broad knowledge base and combines all elements into
a pioneering new individually designed treatment program.

Psychologist NIP
Registered with the Dutch Occupational Therapy Association

Member of the Dutch Association for Journey Therapists