A Fractal of My Experience

Hi! I'm Krista (Krista/She/They)! I am a 40 year old White Queer Femme, with a blended life experience between San Francisco, CA and South/Central Texas. I value community, organizing and events, progressive thought, solitude in nature, words/linguistics, and my chosen family - past, present, and future. 

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Professionally, I have worked with youth and families for over 25 years; providing psychotherapy for about 10 years to youth, ages 5 to 24, and their families. I have facilitated groups of varying types for over 15 years. In 2009, I graduated with a B.S. in Psychology and Philosophy from Texas State University and I gained an M.S. in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy and emphasis on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in 2016 from the University of San Francisco. In 2018, I earned additional certification in Ecopsychology from the Holos Institute that serves as a foundation in ecological systems and provides a more holistic, integrated focus of mental health which includes our relationship as part of the natural world. In 2020, I earned a Trauma Informed System's Specialist Certificate to support my role in DEI initiatives in my workplace and to enhance my understanding of the impact of trauma and potential for post-traumatic growth across all relationships including man-made ecological systems. 

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My Healing-Centered approach is primarily rooted in Ecology, Family Systems, Nature Connection, Liberation Psychology, and Trauma Informed Systems all amended into a base soil of CBT/DBT. 

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Ecosystems and an un-silo'd approach are foundational in our work to better understand how you organize around different aspects of your inner and outer worlds. This practice provides a concentric and holistic approach that includes mapping your inner terrain and exploring the way you move through the world looking for emerging patterns and intersections to cultivate and support. 

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I have formal training in Eco-Therapy, The Work That Reconnects and Trauma Informed Systems. My continuing education interests continue to be supporting queer and neurodivergent folks in somatic experiencing, internal family systems, liberation psychology, and climate psychology. I am hungry for knowledge in these domains and continue to integrate my learnings to support y'all and our collective communities. 

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eco-therapy: Built upon a foundation of living systems and ecology, my delivery of eco-therapy includes an eco-analysis to map your inner and outer world. your relationship with each intersection, and your relationship to place and the living beings around you.

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I use an ecological "bottom-up" framework for understanding you and the systems you are rooted in. I believe that therapy can be a tool for self-cultivation and a container for directly challenging a hierarchal "top-down" societal messaging. I enjoy Socratic conversations that increase your self-understanding, explore your intersectional experiences, heal from system-fatigue while weaving mindfulness to increase self-confidence and a sense of purpose.  

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The mindfulness framework I use includes an eco-analysis of the intersections of your inner and outer worlds; intersections are where we are most challenged to uphold values, resist urges, protect others, and step into our own power. Let's explore and cultivate! 

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Reach out if you think we would be a good fit.