Parenting, Domestic Violence, Trauma / PTSD, Anxiety, Relationships, Behavioral Issues

Family Counseling, Individual Counseling

Online in Oregon

14 years in practice

Ages served: 0-13, 18-65+

Accepted insurance & self-pay

Kristyn accepts 19 insurers

Aetna

Blue Cross Blue Shield

United Healthcare | Optum

United Healthcare | Optum - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

United Healthcare | Optum Medicare Advantage

Adventist Health Associates | Employee Health Plan

Adventist Health Associates | Non-Employee Health Plan

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina | BCBS

Carelon

Compsych

First Health Network

JP Farley Corporation

Medicare OR

Multi Plan PHCS

Oscar Health

Providence Health Plan

Providence Health Plan Medicare Advantage

Quest Behavioral Health

UMR

Uprise EAP

SELF-PAY COSTS

Out-of-pocket session costs for clients who don’t have insurance or aren’t covered by their insurance for mental health services.

$200

first session

$170

subsequent sessions

About Kristyn

My goal is to help clients decrease the negative effects of stress, anxiety, trauma, co-occurring disorders, substance use, and other mental health challenges, while building coping, relationship, and parenting skills. I've worked in domestic violence shelters, on the Drug Court team, in schools and counseling offices, and I believe that individuals are unique with inherent worth. I work to create individualized treatment plans that highlight strengths and meet each client's needs. Approaches may include Adlerian therapy, EMDR, DBT, TRM, expressive art therapy, nCBT, AFFIRM, and PCIT.

I work to hear and understand your story, and help you recognize your strengths, learn new skills, and challenge thinking or behaviors that are not serving you. I may also help you reprocess and reduce the effects of trauma. A session may include conversation, art or writing activities, body awareness, mindfulness practices, or play.

Counseling can help you get unstuck. What you're going through, feeling, or thinking right now doesn't have to be forever. Counseling means having support while you explore, learn new skills, use your strengths more effectively, and work toward better relationships. If it feels like we'd be a good match, let's begin by scheduling your first appointment.

"My goal in therapy is to help clients cope more effectively with current concerns, process past trauma, and build better relationships. "

Get to know Kristyn

Why did you decide to become a counselor or psychiatric provider?

I decided to become a counselor because of a strong desire to help the people around me overcome trauma and have better relationships. I want to help foster better communication and happier lives for my clients.

What types of clients do you work best with?

I work best with clients who have anxiety, relational issues, or are coping with traumatic experience.

What's one thing you wish all clients knew about therapy, mental health, or the healing process?

I wish all clients knew that they don't have to stay stuck. You can know and respect yourself, practice self care, have healthy relationships, and live a fulfilling life, regardless of past or current circumstances or choices.

What can clients expect in their first session with you and in the early stages of therapy?

The first session is generally one of getting to know each other and finding out more about what my clients would like to accomplish, what they have tried in the past and what worked and didn't for them. After that, early stages of therapy are uniquely tailored to the individual client, their preferences and their goals.

What personal experiences or values inform your practice as a therapist/provider?

I value autonomy and the ability to make personal choices, relationship and self care.

How do you tailor therapy to meet each client’s unique needs?

I work collaboratively with clients. To me this means that we work together in therapy. I work hard to hear (not just listen to) my client's needs even when they are not talking and my clients have the responsibility to let me know what is and isn't working for them. This back and forth allows us to create a unique therapeutic experience.

Other areas of focus

SpecialitiesParenting, Domestic Violence, Trauma / PTSD, Anxiety, Relationships, Behavioral Issues, Grief, Divorce, School Issues, Family Conflict, Substance Use, Alcohol Use, Spirituality, Anger Management, Stress / Mental Stress / Work Stress, Dissociative Identity Disorders (DID), Suicidal Ideation, Social Anxiety, Seniors & Geriatric, Peer Relationships, Panic Attack, Mood Disorders, Marital & Premarital, First Responders, Emotional Disturbance, Dual Diagnosis, Caregivers, Self-Harming, Depression, Addiction, Women’s Issues, Self Esteem, Coping Skills, Domestic Abuse, Military / Veteran

ApproachesSomatic, Multicultural, Expressive Arts, Culturally Sensitive, Art Therapy, Strength-Based Therapy, Trauma-Focused, Person-Centered Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Family / Marital, Coaching, Behavioral Therapy, Any / Eclectic, Family Systems, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Attachment-Based, Relational, Positive Psychology, Narrative, Motivational Interviewing, Adlerian, Humanistic / Rogerian