Hello! I am glad you are here. My highest priority is to create a safe place for you to grow, explore, and heal. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, which means I will look at your situation systemically, working alongside you to see the whole picture of why the issues you want to address exist. This will best help us know how to address and resolve them. I have been working as a counselor since 2003 and love nothing more than helping people reach their full potential. I have experience with a wide variety of issues, including (but not limited to) anxiety, depression, trauma, sexual dysfunction, grief, attention issues, behavioral issues in children (including ODD), relationship issues, family dysfunction, and eating disorders. I have extensive experience working with trauma, PTSD, c-PTSD, and DID. I also have extensive experience and training in working with children and adolescents, and have over a decade of experience working intensively with children and teens ages 2 to 18.
I am trained in play therapy, EMDR, IFS, Solution Focused Therapy, and DBT, and do use these modalities primarily. I believe in using a variety of methods and work to match my clients' interests and gifts in our joint work. I am client-centered and will meet you where you are and work with you around the issues you are ready to work on. I see therapy as a collaborative process where I work with you, as a team. YOU are the expert of you! If you'll allow me to, I would love to help guide your journey to healing. There is always hope for change. Joy is waiting for you on the other side!
B.A. in Psychology 2004
M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy 2007
D.P.A. in Public Administration 2013
EMDRIA EMDR Training 2018
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Codependency, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Family of Origin Issues, Forgiveness, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Women's issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
GA LMFT MFT001149
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Thank you Kristi for helping me through an extremely difficult time in my life. I’m out on the other side of it and looking forward to a new start. Take care!
Written on Jan 12, 2021 after therapy with Kristi for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, and intimacy-related issues
Kristi is a great therapist. She is professional, knowledgeable, caring, and compassionate. She listens to my concerns and is very attentive to my needs. She responds quickly and always knows just how to address my needs. I would highly recommend Kristi to anyone who is in need of a highly trained professional whose main focus is to help in any way she can.
Written on Nov 13, 2020 after therapy with Kristi for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and bipolar disorder