Kristen Welch

Our current and past life circumstances can often leave us with feelings of stress, anxiety, and sadness. These emotions can be confusing and difficult to manage and process. My goal is to come alongside clients to reach personal goals, using warmth, understanding, and acceptance. I will work with you, with you in the driver’s seat, to set goals, explore and gain understanding of yourself, process your emotions in a safe space, reframe negative beliefs about yourself, and find solutions that work for you. I enjoy working with clients with a variety of concerns including general anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues.

I am passionate about helping clients to process past trauma, and have experience working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, childhood abuse and neglect, and religious trauma. I want to help clients to process trauma and increase coping skills and self-esteem. I use EMDR therapy and other trauma-informed therapy to help process trauma.

In an initial session, I like to review intake assessments that were filled out, learn about your background and current concerns, and begin setting goals. I want the first session to be flexible in order to make you feel most comfortable and create an environment for us to get to know each other. I would love to work with you!