Kirsten Reynolds (She/her/hers)

I have worked with elderly populations for several years as a hospice chaplain and social worker, as well as a director of lifestyles at an assisted living facility. Not only did I go through extensive training on this population during these positions, I am also passionate about working with this population and seek opportunities to further educate myself on aging concerns.

My work with burnout focuses on systemic issues, coping skills, support, value-alignment, and peace. My training as a social worker has allows me to view burnout from a wider perspective, focusing on the whole person and their needs so that solutions can be long-term and sustainable. I have specialized training in burnout, grief, and high sensitivity that helps me come alongside you as you figure out what you need to begin healing and find rest.

Self-awareness is a double-edged sword that therapists can struggle with as they seek therapy for themselves. I provide a safe space for therapists to hash things out without judgement so that they can be the best version of themselves for both their personal relationships and clients. I am gifted in noticing patterns and calling them out with empathy, which many therapists crave in therapy. I utilize my training in trauma, motivational interviewing skills, and self-awareness tools.

I have training in interpersonal neurobiology, motivational interviewing, and other forms of holistic care that allow me to help each person pay attention to all pieces of themselves and all forms of health. I enjoy using self-awareness tools in this type of therapy and have been trained to incorporate personality, processing style, body work, values, beliefs, and more into personal growth. I believe in the brain and body’s intrinsic ability to heal itself and am here as a guide.

I have extensive trauma training and almost all trainings I do currently are trauma-informed. I have worked with veterans, human trafficking survivors, hospice patients/chronically ill patients, sexual abuse and violence survivors, domestic abuse survivors, and more. I am a certified crisis counselor, mental health first-aid-er, QPR-trained, and am trained in trauma-focused grief and loss counseling. I am fully trained in TBRI as well, which I have found useful for both children and adults.

I am fully trained in EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy. This technique uses bilateral stimulation to help your brain make new neuropathways surrounding difficult experiences or beliefs. I am a big supporter of this therapy and its ability to help people work through difficult experiences, core beliefs, and find healing. Ask me about whether or not EMDR might be right for you.

I am fully trained in Motivational Interviewing and have utilized these skills to help people through difficult situations, decisions, life transitions, and more. I enjoy using MI because it focuses on the strengths of the client, not the knowledge of the clinician. I utilize this in trauma work, career work, personal growth, self-awareness, burnout work, and more. I believe MI is an excellent tool to use for just about any population at any time.