ABOUT KIRSTEN

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My current niche is working with high performing adults who have been traumatized and desire to use therapy as an avenue for healing. The clients who I see that have been traumatized have usually experienced childhood trauma, they have experienced sexual assault or they have been traumatized in romantic relationships. There are various other reasons that clients will seek me out for trauma therapy.  I utilize EMDR, IFS and somatic therapies as my modalities in therapy which are evidence based modalities for trauma.  I consider my approach as a therapist to be holistic. 

I offer group therapy and my specialty I have named Repattern. This is a group for women and men who have become aware of a relationship pattern within themselves that they desire to change. The pattern is typically that they continue to become involved with people who display narcissism, are abusive, have addictive patterns or who are not faithful. Through the group dynamic clients are able to become more aware of their patterns, thought processes and the impact that their relationships have had on them. This awareness contributes to positive changes in their behavior and they may start to use more discernment in their choices. I have also observed that the group experience helps clients with confidence in that they do not tolerate things in relationships that they may have tolerated prior. 

I also offer Breath work classes that are a powerful healing modality to process and release grief, trauma and trapped emotions. 

After a traumatic event, at a young age, I saw a play therapist.  Shortly after that I always knew that was what I wanted to do as a career. I did not have the words for it at the time but it was a soul calling.  I’ve always been a deep feeler and extremely empathetic which have served me in my work as a therapist. My business name, "anahata" means heart chakra. I put my heart and soul into the sacred work I do with my clients.

  My initial training in graduate school was in Child Centered Play Therapy. Since then I have become trained in other modalities and I’ve had different career experiences to enhance my skill set as a therapist and broaden who I work with.