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Somatic & Neuroaffirming Psychotherapy

online for adults in
Texas, Louisiana & Florida

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When insight hasn’t been enough, somatic therapy offers another way forward.glow

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Welcome. I’m Kristina

(she/her/ella)

I’m a bilingual (English & Spanish) psychotherapist and social worker licensed in Texas and Louisiana.

I work virtually and often find that being in one’s own space can expand our capacity for deeper therapeutic work, as we surround ourselves with the comforts of home (one of mine is my dog Tabasco, who you may meet!)

I think neuroplasticity is the most hopeful thing about being human, and I’m passionate about supporting clients as they use it to their advantage, re-shaping patterns that may once have felt stuck, and taking paths that previously seemed out of reach.

  • EDUCATION AND LICENSES

    • Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Texas - License Nº 110772 (supervised by Tamera Linseisen, ACSW, LCSW-S)

    • Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Louisiana - License Nº 19186

    • Masters of Science in Social Work (MSSW) from The University of Texas at Austin

    • Bachelors of Science in Psychology (BSc) from Goldsmiths, University of London


    ADVANCED TRAININGS

what brings people here

  • Traumatic Stress (short or long-term)

    Restoring a felt sense of safety and agency by working with the ways trauma (including PTSD and C-PTSD) re-shapes our nervous systems and lives on in our bodies. This includes anxiety, hypervigilance, dissociation, mistrust, and depression - to name a few. Learn more.

  • Neurodivergence (Autism and/or ADHD)

    Exploring your sensory and relational needs and how to meet them, as well as processing the impacts of living in a world not designed with your nervous system in mind - including experiences of masking and burnout. Learn more.

  • Life Changes & Identity Shifts

    Processing, navigating and integrating experiences of transition such as:

    Career changes, relationship beginnings/ endings, relocation, changes in health, or evolving questions about identity and direction. Learn more.

  • Grief and Loss

    Holding the many ways we respond to losing people, roles, health, hopes, or ways of life - including ambiguous or disenfranchised losses (such as estrangement, infertility, migration, pet loss) that may feel hard to name, or are not always understood by those around you. Learn more.

  • Chronic Illness & Neuroplastic Conditions

    Holding, processing, and adapting to the myriad unique impacts of chronic illness. And where desired and indicated - treating symptoms caused (or amplified) by neural sensitization and the pain-fear cycle, including chronic pain and fatigue. Learn more.

Learn more about my approach
Learn more about my approach

Get in touch

You’re welcome to schedule a free 30-minute consultation with me directly, or you can use the contact form if starting in writing feels easier.

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