Karen Rose Schultz is originally from Huntington, New York and attended the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton. She graduated with a B.A. in honors Sociology and Psychology in 1980. She received her Masters degree from the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration in 1982, with a concentration in Clinical Social Work/Administration. She worked at United Charities of Chicago in the inner city and Hartgrove Hospital with in-patient adolescents before going into private practice in 1987. Since then, her business continues to expand with groups, clients, books, tapes and media appearances. She teaches "Intuition and Counseling" at the College of Dupage.