Kristin Kazyaka (she/they)

PhD
Accepting Clients

Queer-centered, trauma-informed therapist for tender, complex healing through reclaiming voice, body, and belonging.

Clinical Psychologist in , IL

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Adolescent/Teen
  • Neuropsychological Assessment

About My Clients

My clients are queer, tender, curious, and complex. Many carry trauma, grief, or shame from being told they were too much—or not enough. They may be navigating identity shifts, religious harm, burnout, people-pleasing, or the ache of disconnection from self and others. Whether you're processing relational wounds, deconstructing old narratives, or learning to feel safe in your body again, I’m here to support your becoming. I work especially well with LGBTQIA+ adults and trauma survivors.

My Background and Approach

I'm a queer, trauma-informed therapist who blends relational, somatic, and narrative approaches. I draw from Internal Family Systems, mindfulness, and body-based practices to support deep, consent-driven healing. I believe therapy is a collaborative, non-pathologizing space where we honor your inner wisdom, tend to protective parts, and gently reconnect with what’s been silenced or exiled.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe healing is not about fixing what’s broken, but gently remembering what is still whole. I don’t pathologize your pain—I honor it as a response to what you’ve lived through. I trust that your nervous system has always been working to protect you, even when it no longer feels sustainable. Together, we create space to slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with parts of you that were silenced, shamed, or exiled. I believe queerness is sacred, rest is resistance, and therapy can be a place of liberation—not just coping. I honor both the brilliant strategies you’ve developed to survive and your body’s innate capacity to heal at its own pace. In our work, I center consent, curiosity, and compassion. You don’t need to be “ready” or “fixed” to show up. All of you is welcome here.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Sex Therapy Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Anger Management Therapy
  • Attachment Theory
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Couples Counseling
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Family Systems
  • Family Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Harm Reduction Therapy
  • Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychological Testing and Evaluation
  • Relational Therapy
  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)
  • Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Sex Therapy
  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy
  • Relationship Counseling
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
  • Neuro-Linguistic Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Gender Identity Therapy LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • Addiction
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Adoption Issues
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Bipolar
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Infertility
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Physical Disability
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Sexual Problems
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
  • Optum
  • Blue Choice
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • United Healthcare
  • United Medical Resources
  • UMR
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
  • UMR - United Medical Resources
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Aetna PPO
  • Aetna Student Health
  • Optum Health
  • UnitedHealthcare Student Resources
  • United Healthcare Optum
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Atheism
  • Christianity

At A Glance

  • Experience: 12 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $200 - 250/session

Reach out to Kristin