Dr. Rhonda Karg, Lepage Associates
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Office Address:
Lepage Associates Solution-Based Psychological & Psychiatric Services5842 Fayetteville Road #106
Durham, NC
Directions to Office:
From I-40, take exit 276 and turn onto Fayetteville Road toward Durham and away from Southpoint Mall (so go right off 40 coming from Raleigh/Cary, go left off 40 coming from Chapel Hill); go about ½ mile and you will see Sutton Station on the left; turn in on Geneva Drive, go around back and we are in #5842. From anywhere you park just walk toward the center fountain and we are one of the corners facing the fountain.
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Degree(s):
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
Insurance Accepted:
All Clinical Services are insurance reimbursable.
Areas of Expertise:
Relationships, Couples, and Individuals. Experience in working with both adults dealing with relational conflict, communication difficulties, the effects of relational stress on the individual, as well as individual needs, such as depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and all addictive behaviors. Lepage Associates is a services center staffed with psychologists who all specialize in couple's and family relationships, with a variety of sub-specialties, to meet the unique needs of all couples and families who seek services. Please visit our website for more information.
Background Information:
As many people know all too well, being in a relationship is a risky business -- the immutable 50% divorce rate attests to that. How do you merge two distinct personalities into a thriving partnership that works well for both individuals? How do couples survive the inevitable crises that accompany that journey? Dr. Karg agrees with the French writer André Maurois who once said, "A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day." Her goal is to help couples learn how to develop and maintain the skills that are used each day to develop and maintain a fulfilling relationship. Dr. Karg offers innovative new strategies for strengthening good relationships and repairing troubled ones. Her approach to therapy is based on the scores of empirical research conducted by Dr. John Gottman (best known for his cutting-edge research on developing and maintaining happy marriages) and Dr. Marsha Linehan (best known for her unprecedented research on developing and maintaining skills for mindfulness, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance). Couples therapy with Dr. Karg is solution-focused. Therapy sessions and homework assignments are focused on developing and practicing new and different coping skills to help couples gain knowledge and skills for how to think, feel, and respond in difficult situations, and how to maintain effective relationships. Examples of skills that are developed in couples therapy include: balancing emotions and logic; practicing self-care (e.g., eating right, getting enough sleep, exercise); being objective; identifying, describing and allowing yourself to experience emotions; having a non-judgmental stance with yourself or others; focusing on the here and now; being assertive and negotiating; being gentle, courteous, validating, and respectful toward your partner; and practicing acceptance.
