Kristian Starnes (They/He)

MFA Acting, MA Clinical Psychology
Accepting Clients

Trans non binary therapist in California offering Online Sessions to everyone in California.

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in , CA

Services
  • Individual
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

I believe that everyone can change and grow at any time in their lives. I don't believe that there is a limit to human capacity. As a Trans Masc, Non binary queer (who is also Neurodivergent) I’ve often felt like I didn’t get the memo on how to “do” life. Through my own therapeutic journey I was able to get to a place of clarity, which is why I became a therapist. We will work together to understand the cycle that has kept you in a place of anxiety, and stress.

My Background and Approach

I can help you process unconscious beliefs, and identify how the past is informing your present. I most often utilize mindfulness, and CBT skills so you can load up your tool box in between sessions. I also provide EMDR therapy. EMDR helps to speed up the recovery process by accessing unresolved trauma that has been stored in your body.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I have a background in theater for social change, as well as climate, and human trafficking activism. I believe that BLM, Trans people, especially children, need our support, and women's rights are human rights. No one is "illegal", and systemic change is an urgent need. I to become frustrated, and discouraged at times, but in my heart I know that people are capable of more good than bad, and art and perspective has a way of communicating our stories which need to be expressed and heard.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Psychodynamic Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Attachment Theory
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Contemplative Therapy
  • Existential Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Codependency Gender Identity Therapy Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Other Issues
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 10 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $175 - 250/session

Reach out to Kristian