Karen McChrystal

Karen McChrystal, M.A., MFCC, is an author and interdisciplinary researcher. She is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief for Hidden Springs Press (formerly Quantum Era Press), based in Santa Monica, California, which provides all prepress book services to independent authors. As well, she is the Executive Director and a founder of the Sustainable Living Institute, a non-profit organization based in Santa Monica, California. Her undergraduate studies were done at Stanford University, where she received a BA in political science. She completed a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at the Western Institute for Social Research, in San Francisco, California. After graduating with a BA, she worked as an investigative journalist and was an editor/managing editor for various print publications. After receiving her Master’s degree and MFCC license, she had a successful private practice as a psychotherapist for thirteen years, then quit to be able to do something different – first to pursue environmentalism, then to work in the Internet industry as editor for online publications. For over twelve years, as owner of Hidden Springs Press (formerly Quantum Era Press), she has been helping other authors publish their own books.