Kirsten Donovan

I began my career in TV and social media, but my passion for connecting with others lead to a career shift to become a therapist. I feel so rewarded by the work and want to help others as they make changes in their lives to find personal fulfillment, too. I've worked with clients aged 0 - 100 (literally!) and have experience with babies, kids, adolescents, teens, adults, and seniors from a myriad of backgrounds. I've learned so much from those I've had the honor of treating and feel grateful for clients who have trusted me to support them in their growth.

I take a psychodynamic approach to therapy, exploring your unique past experiences and how they might be impacting your life today. I enjoy working with people of all ages and varying levels of need or concern, and use a trauma-informed lens. Treating clients with such diverse backgrounds and treatment focuses has allowed me to easily adapt to their individual needs. I am also a rostered Child-Parent Psychotherapist and have expertise working jointly with children and their parents using play therapy.

I hope to create an honest, emotionally safe, and warm therapeutic space to explore whatever experiences, thoughts, feelings, concerns, hopes, and goals brought you to therapy. I hold my clients accountable to the goals we establish at the start of treatment without judgement or shame. I am also human (of course!), and understand there is a time and place for all emotions in treatment...yes, even humor! I'm here to support you in whatever topic, heavy or light, you bring into session that day.