Karen James Chopra, LPC, CCC, NCC

Karen Chopra founded Chopra Careers in Washington, DC after spending a decade as a US trade negotiator before earning a counseling master's at George Washington University. She holds the NCDA Certified Career Counselor designation and a DC LPC license, and has built a 20+ year private practice serving CEOs, executive directors, and senior leaders working through transitions or stuck points.

Salary negotiation is her signature niche: she authored the textbook chapter Coaching Career Clients on Salary and Other Workplace Negotiations and created the Certified Salary Negotiation Specialist credential under the Career Planning Academy. Clients typically come for help getting unstuck, negotiating a raise or offer, or making a deliberate next move rather than reacting.