Sam Krehel (they/them)

In order to heal, you must be accurately seen and accepted! I see therapy as an opportunity for you to be seen in your wholeness, while we unpack the systemic and structural oppression you combat and survive every day. I utilize careful attunement in session to understand you as the incredible, unique, expansive person you are. Outside of session, I remain active in my own education to better understand various identities you may hold that are different from my own.

In my conceptualization, personality disorders are a way of describing sustained, complex relational traumas. If you have been hurt through relations with others, it makes sense that being in relationship with others will feel terrifying to you. For clients who experience symptoms related to personality disorders, I recommend consistent, long term relational therapy to practice developing skills in order to increase your capacity to love, trust, and be in healthy relations with others.

In my conceptualization, personality disorders are a grouping of symptoms related to sustained relational traumas. If you have been hurt through relations with others, it makes sense that being in relationships will feel terrifying to you, depriving you of the very things you may want -- love, closeness, care, and intimacy. Consistent, long term relational therapy can help you develop and practice skills in order to increase your capacity to love, trust, and be in healthy relations with others.

Living in this world can take a toll on our sense of self, our self love, and our self-esteem. In our work together, let's seek to understand what has impacted you most so that we can start to unlearn the harmful systemic messaging that has taken away some of your sense of self-wonder and (re)introduce you to your own majesty.

Living in this world can take a toll on your sense of self, your self love, and your self-esteem. When you come into my office, I seek to understand which forms of oppression have impacted you most so that we can contradict harmful systemic messaging that has taken away some of your sense of self-wonder and reintroduce you to your own inherent majesty.

We sustain varying levels of acute and chronic trauma throughout out lives, so I work from a trauma informed perspective that always seeks to understand the various ways trauma has impacted your lived experience. Together, let's create a space of safety to reintroduce your body to a sense of peace

We sustain varying levels of acute and chronic trauma throughout out lives, so I work from a trauma informed perspective that always seeks to understand the various ways trauma has impacted your lived experience. Together, let's create a space of safety to reintroduce your body to a sense of peace

We sustain varying levels of acute and chronic trauma throughout our lives, so I work from a trauma informed perspective that always seeks to understand the various ways trauma has impacted your lived experience. Together, let's create a space of safety to reintroduce your body to a sense of peace

It is imperative to work from a trauma informed perspective because we all sustain varying levels of acute and chronic trauma throughout our lives. In session, I will seek to understand the various ways trauma has impacted your lived experience. Then, in an act of rebellion to the isolating messages trauma sends us, I will invite you to co-create a sense of safety, to reawaken your curiosity, and to reintroduce your body to a sense of peace.

I see cultural and systemic oppression as the root of all that we refer to or think of as "mental health issues." These systems impact us in ways we may not even see (yet). In my framework, we must seek to see, name, know, understand, externalize, and contradict the messages we have internalized through living within these structures.

I do not utilize IFS proper in my work* however, I utilize a spinoff of this therapy called Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST). It uses parts language and remains focused on bringing awareness to our inner workings. The difference is that TIST works from trauma-informed, trauma-aware perspectives. I am TIST1 trained, half way through TIST2, and plan to continue with TIST3 winter 2024/2025. *Therapy Den does not [yet] give the option of listing TIST as a modality.

We all need relationships that are safe, where we can be ourselves and be honored. When we struggle connecting to others and building safe relationships, it can impact all areas of our lives. Let's figure out what skills and components we need to practice in order to help you build the relationships your heart desires.