Karen Kerschmann received her Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, in 1999. She earned her Bachelors Degree in Political Science with an emphasis in Law and Political Psychology. Her work with cognitive process in adolescents has been acknowledged in the journal 'The Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies' on various occasions.  

Ms. Kerschmann received additional training under the Family Mediation Centre in Melbourne, Australia where she aided in the creation of a parent-adolescent-school mediation program (CRESS) now utilized by the Victoria Family Court System.   Ms. Kerschmann was also licensed as a Custody Mediator in Minnesota in 1999.  

In 2004 Ms. Kerschmann earned her License as a Clinical Social Worker in the State of California while working for San Diego County Childrens' Services Bureau.   During that time she was a social worker under the Adoptions Program and later helped establish HOME Program, which provides housing for former foster youth.  

In addition to her private practice, Ms. Kerschmann is an advocate for current and former foster youth and provides clinical services to various group homes and psychotherapy for foster teens.   She provides individual, group and family therapy for former foster youth under the age of 25 for low or no fee.   Ms. Kerschmann also volunteers with the 'BARC' program by volunteering her therapy services to perpetrators of animal abuse.