Special Areas of Interest
- Anxiety & Panic Disorders
Depression
Grief & Loss
Alcohol & Substance Use
Sex Addiction
Healthy Sexuality & Intimacy
Trauma
Hoarding
Coping Skills
Life Transitions
Kristin is a licensed social worker with advanced certification in alcohol & drug counseling. She has completed an extensive training program and is certified in Sex Addiction Therapy through the esteemed ITAP institute founded by Dr. Patrick Carnes.
Kristin’s early interest in wellness began as a massage therapist as her endeavors focused on helping others with finding balance, strengthening their spirituality and seeking an overall healthy lifestyle. This modality opened her heart to return to college to complete a bachelors degree in Psychology at Belhaven University and a Masters degree in Social Work at Jackson State University. She then became licensed through the Association of Social Work Board (ASWB) and sought additional certification with the Mississippi Association of Addiction Professionals
(MAAP). With the furthering of her education in gaining knowledge in human behavior, her lifelong goal became to unwavering comity to help others that seek counseling by cultivating hope, teach skills to cope, and to restore vitality for Life on their Journey to Living Intentionally and in their truth
Engage with her for even the briefest amount of time and it is evident her belief is that every being is innately good & deserving of self-determination, respectively. Her ability to assist clients with the tools to instill Hope and strength while building self-esteem is both dynamic & empowering. Kristin works with a client-centered, strength based approach with her clients incorporating meditation, journaling and mindfulness techniques.
She believes it is a privilege to be an unconditional source of support for her clients in a safe, nonjudgmental environment.
In her free time she most enjoys both vegetable & flower gardening, traveling for adventure, reading, painting watercolors & oils, yoga/pilates, hiking, cooking and just about anything outdoors with her camera in tow.
She resides in Madison, MS with her Yorkipoo, “Mozart”. She is most proud of her 4 adult children and has recently been blessed with 2 beautiful grandchildren with another one due in the Fall of 2021.