Kristin Petersen

Welcome! I’m Kristin Petersen, MSW, LICSW, and I’ve been a psychotherapist for more than 13 years. I primarily work with women and individuals who are navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, life transitions, and the many pressures that can leave you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected from yourself.

My experience includes working with children, adolescents, and adults from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. I’ve supported clients through both everyday challenges and more complex concerns, including trauma, co-occurring conditions, behavioral concerns, and significant life changes. I believe your experiences, relationships, culture, and personal history all matter when understanding what you are going through.

My approach is warm, collaborative, and honest. I won’t simply tell you what you “should” do. Instead, we’ll work together to understand what’s happening, identify patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and develop practical strategies that fit your life. I draw from cognitive and person-centered approaches and incorporate solution-focused strategies to help you build insight while also making meaningful changes.

Therapy is a place where you can be honest without fear of judgment. Whether you’re starting therapy for the first time or returning because something in your life no longer feels manageable, my goal is to help you feel heard, understood, and supported while developing the tools and confidence to move forward.

You don’t have to have everything figured out before you begin. We can start exactly where you are.

My approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, and grounded in authenticity. I believe therapy works best when you feel comfortable being honest about what you’re experiencing and when we work together toward goals that are meaningful to you.

Together, we’ll explore the thoughts, emotions, behaviors, relationships, and patterns that may be contributing to anxiety, depression, trauma-related concerns, stress, or feeling stuck. I use cognitive, person-centered, and solution-focused approaches to help you develop insight, identify practical strategies, and build on the strengths you already have.

I believe you should feel heard and respected—not judged or told what you “should” do. I’ll offer honest feedback and guidance while making space for your perspective and experiences. My goal is for therapy to be a place where you can better understand yourself, feel more confident in your choices, and develop tools you can use long after our sessions end.

Your first session is an opportunity for us to get to know one another and begin understanding what brought you to therapy. We’ll talk about the concerns or challenges you’re experiencing, how they’re affecting your life, and what you hope will be different as a result of therapy.

I’ll ask questions to better understand your history, relationships, current circumstances, and goals, while giving you space to share what feels most important. Together, we’ll begin identifying areas to focus on and discuss how I can best support you moving forward.

You don’t need to prepare anything or have everything figured out before our first session. Therapy is a collaborative process, and we’ll start where you are. My goal is for you to leave your first session feeling heard, understood, and with a clearer sense of what our work together can look like.