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Karyl McBride, Ph.D.

Dr. Karyl, LMFT, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Denver, Colorado with almost 30 years in public and private practice. She specializes in treating clients with dysfunctional family issues. For the past seventeen years, Dr. Karyl has been involved in private research concerning children of narcissistic parents, with a primary focus on women raised by narcissistic mothers. She has treated many adult children of narcissistic parents in her private practice. The author holds a B.A. from the University of Wyoming in elementary and special education, an M.A. from the University of Northern Colorado in counseling psychology, an Educational Specialist graduate degree from the University of Northern Colorado in school psychology, and a Ph.D. from The Union Institute in clinical psychology. Dr. Karyl also has extensive clinical experience in the fields of trauma, sexual abuse, domestic violence, divorce and step family therapy, marital and family therapy, specialized trauma treatment in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), and individual adjustment issues related to anxiety, depression, and life transitions. In addition, she does forensic consulting and has served as an expert witness in numerous civil and criminal cases involving children and sexual abuse. She has nine years experience conducting sexual abuse investigations with law enforcement and has conducted training for law enforcement in the area of sexual abuse investigations. In 1996, she was invited to present her doctoral research at the International Police Research Conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Additional information on services provided and background experience can be found on Dr. Karyl’s private practice website at www.karylmcbridephd.com. Dr. Karyl is available for workshops, talks and media appearances on the topic of maternal narcissism. Contact Dr. Karyl for more information.

Stories By Karyl McBride, Ph.D.

Personal Development

This Is Often How Self-Doubt Starts And How To End It

By Karyl McBride, Ph.D.Dec 22, 2015

Self-doubt often comes from the negative messages of narcissistic parents Adult children raised by narcissistic parents internalize...
Narcissism

Is My Partner A Narcissist? Take The Narcissism Test And Find Out

By Karyl McBride, Ph.D.Nov 9, 2015

Do you think your partner or parent could be a narcissist. Find out for sure with...
Narcissism

Are You Narcissistic? Take The Narcissism Test And Find Out!

By Karyl McBride, Ph.D.Sep 1, 2015

This narcissism test will enable you to find out once and for all if you have...
Narcissism

All You Need To Know About Narcissism In A Nutshell

By Karyl McBride, Ph.D.Jun 19, 2015

Find out when, where and how narcissism starts and the behavioral signs of someone with narcissism...
Approval

This Is What Has Made You A People Pleaser

By Karyl McBride, Ph.D.Jun 18, 2015

A people pleaser feels compelled to be nice to people who have been mean to them....
Parents

Are You The Daughter Of A Narcissistic Mother?

By Karyl McBride, Ph.D.Jun 18, 2015

In just a few minutes find out if you were raised by a narcissistic mother by...