Hi! I'm Krista (Krista/She/They)! I am a 41 year old White, ADHD, Nonbinary Femme, with a blended life experience between San Francisco, CA and small town Texas. I am currently anchored in Texas and often work from other places that I have roots or family in. I enjoy spending time with community, solitude in nature, exploring words/linguistics, and connecting with my bio and chosen family - past, present, and future. There are other socio-cultural things about me, but these are included in this introduction in order to establish a foundation for our eco-analysis work which includes therapeutic conversations about intersectional identity and your relationship with place.

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My Therapy Work

I have been supporting youth and families for over 25 years in various settings including personal homes, group homes, schools, churches, juvenile carceral facilities, and occupational therapy offices. Through these experiences I have learned that the ecological network of an individual, should be included in psycho-therapy approaches to better amend the soil for personal growth, leading to an eco-analysis and relationship centered style of therapy. This approach has been nueuro-affirming both to myself as a deep-systems-thinker and to my clients who see+feel+experience the big picture. 

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Most folks with neurodiverse thinking have a unique way of understanding themselves. I use an ecological "bottom-up" framework, providing a container for you to tell me about yourself by mapping your identity, values, interests, and somatic, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral awareness. This is rooted in liberatory and ecological psychology frameworks that allow for the intersectional perspective of self that leads to personal emergence.

 

I provide eco-analysis and talk therapy that increase your self-understanding by exploring your embodied ecology and intersectional experiences. Weaving in body and somatic focused practices can help heal from system-fatigue while increasing self-confidence and a sense of groundedness while enduring the turbulence of being at this intersection of life as we round out 2025.  

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Eco-analysis includes depth and Jungian psychology invite alternative ways of self-reflection including tarot, art, astrology, and archetypes. With your consent, we will integrate these self-reflection tools into therapy. I find these therapeutic tools to be accessible outside of therapy to build self-reflection and helpful in building diverse systems of support. ​

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I have provided groups in various forms for over 20 years, from training groups, to emotional and adhd-coaching skills groups at occupational therapy clinics, school-based social skills groups, and now these days, I'm facilitating Work That Reconnects Groups, focused on supporting folks move from climate despair to empowerment for creating a sustainable life. 

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Educational History ​

In 2009, I graduated with a B.S. in Psychology and Philosophy from Texas State University and I gained an M.A. in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy and emphasis on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in 2016 from the University of San Francisco. In 2018, I earned additional certification in Ecopsychology from the Holos Institute that serves as a foundation in ecological systems that guides us in eco-analysis of your relationship with your environment and everything in it.

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In 2020, I earned a Trauma Informed System's Certificate to enhance my understanding of the impact of trauma on the individual as part of a system in order to support change work in community mental health organizations.

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In 2021, I became a Work That Reconnects Spiral Journey Group Facilitator- a framework for group work to support folks overwhelmed with eco-grief move from despair to empowerment. This education blended with my own personal life experiences have culminated to over 11 years in Community Building, Organizing, and Movement Work in mental health, community, and environmental spaces.

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Since starting my private practice in 2022, I have focused my clinical training on supporting folks who identify as neurodivergent and/or are LGBTQIA2S+. You may not identify with these identities, and that’s more than okay! You belong here too. Just know that this informs a lot of my therapeutic modalities and may be referenced in our work together.

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Recently I obtained a certificate in Geek Therapy. I have been learning from this framework for over 10 years and find it helpful in bringing the special interests of clients into therapy. Your special interests are a part of your eco-system, they create and relate to your inner terrain and the way you relate to the world. I especially enjoy supporting creative folks with rich inner worlds. You may be a daydreamer, writer, or creator and I'm happy to make space for these parts of you in therapy.

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