Kirsten Boulton

I have been drawn to this work for as long as I can remember. I earned my Masters in Social Work at Loma Linda University and spent years inside child protective services and the custody system, where I saw how much pain families carry and how little space they are given to heal it. I became a licensed clinical social worker in 2012 and opened my own practice in 2021. Along the way I trained in EMDR, DBT, Internal Family Systems and somatic work, and I taught social work at the graduate level. That mix shapes how I sit with people today. I am not interested in managing symptoms and calling it progress. I want the people I

work with to feel genuinely different in their own bodies and in their own relationships.

Sessions with me are warm, direct and collaborative. I work with adults individually, and most of the people who find me are carrying trauma, anxiety, addictive patterns, codependency, or the weight of a chronic illness. We start where you are. I often use DBT skills and mindfulness early on so you have something practical to hold onto, then bring in EMDR to release the charge underneath older memories. If we get stuck, we shift. Many clients notice real relief

within the first several weeks of treatment.

The best part of this work is watching someone realize the answer was already inside them. I believe you arrive equipped to unlock your own solutions, and my job is to walk beside you with enough compassion and enough honesty to make that possible. I honor the investment you are making in yourself, and I do not take it lightly. I look forward to seeing if we are a

good fit.