
Karin Peterson, LCSW
Director of Community Engagement
(847) 748-0497
Karin Peterson, LCSW, joined YFC in 2021 and is YFC’s Director of Community Outreach & Engagement. In this role, Karin seeks opportunities to shine a bright light on the work that we do at YFC with clients as well as the professional opportunities that YFC offers to therapists and interns. She graduated with a BA from Indiana University-Bloomington and an MSW from Boston College.
She welcomes and creates opportunities to speak to and with various audiences (parents, professionals, students, volunteers) on topics related to mental health and engage community members in volunteer opportunities that will enhance YFC’s work. She is a a member of several community groups where ideas and information about resources are shared.
Her happy places are Cape Cod, Longboat Key, and the kitchen tables of her relatives in Sweden.