Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, EMDR Therapist
Kristen specializes with helping her clients manage dissociative disorders through compassion and understanding along with therapy modalities that will reduce symptoms.
Do you have trouble remembering certain events, specifically traumatic ones, or seem to "lose" time? Do you find yourself "checking out?" If so, please reach out and learn how to be more present and engaged in your life.
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, CPCS, LPC
Dissociative disorders often occur due to trauma. You are taking a brave step in getting help. I have over a decade of experience to assist you in better managing your dissociative experiences through trauma-informed interventions and Cognitive Behavioral techniques.
Grounding, soothing, and leaning to separate out past trauma from present reality helps decrease dissociation. I also approach this with some of the approaches I’ve already mentioned. People who dissociate are often plagued with past thoughts or memories of a very difficult time. Exploring childhood patterns of family interactions gives one a key to understanding their dissociation as a trauma response. Also essential is the learning of other trauma responses that don’t come with the down sides of dissociating, like memory problems or depersonalization/derealization anxiety.