Are you experiencing difficulty moving forward with life after trauma, loss or unanticipated setbacks in life? Do anxiety and worry prevent you from fully engaging and living the life you want to live? Hello my name is Kristin and I enjoy helping survivors of trauma and loss and those struggling with anxiety, depression and adjustment disorders heal from past experiences and develop confidence and courage to navigate life's challenges. Although the process looks different for everyone, I strive to help clients understand and empower themselves through identifying and building upon personal strengths, connecting to values, understanding connections between past experiences and current challenges and providing skills and support to process difficult emotions and confront triggers and fears as they emerge in everyday life. I treat individuals of all ages with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. However, I especially enjoy working with children and adolescents who are struggling with anxiety and worry as well as those who experienced the loss of a loved one or pet. I believe that therapy is an adventure that should be playful, engaging and directly relatable. I welcome humor and sarcasm and particularly love incorporating client's personal interests and popular culture into sessions. I often bring my two adorable chihuahuas, Dusty and Attila, into virtual sessions when desired and feasible. I believe that the telehealth platform provides an incredible opportunity to connect and work together in a relaxed setting. I work best with clients who desire and embrace this non-traditional modality and strive to ask questions, challenge assumptions and apply insights gleaned or skills taught in therapy to situations
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
I believe that laying the foundation for successful therapy is essential during the first session or two. Together, we will construct a vision of what successful treatment looks and feels like and we will build a treatment plan from there. During the early parts of therapy, we will explore aspects of your history and current thought processes and patterns to identify and address the underlying cause of current difficulties through direct application of skills either within or outside of session. The most valuable outcome of therapy is the confidence that is gained from overcoming mental and emotional obstacles.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I believe that my biggest strengths is my desire and commitment to delivering effective and meaningful therapy. To make this happen, I spent a significant amount of time equipping clients with information about their symptoms and teaching them how to get the most out of their therapy experience.
About Kristin Jackson, Psy.D.
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VirtualMy treatment methods
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
We will work together to identify connect actions with personal values and develop strategies to work through uncomfortable feelings and change how we view and respond to critical or negative thoughts which keep you stuck. We will also identify and engage in "exposure" activities to build confidence and courage with facing fears and making changes in your life
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
We will explore how thoughts, feelings and actions are all connected and learn how to use cognitive strategies such as asking questions and reflecting on experiences to recognize and challenge unhelpful thoughts, assumptions and patterns of thinking
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
We will learn how to recognize and validate our emotions and thoughts and expand our ability to be mindful work through difficult emotions, build acceptance of stressors outside our control and communicate our needs and concerns effectively to others
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
We will identify and create space to explore different aspects or "parts" of ourselves as a way of releasing trauma, guilt and shame and reducing anxiety and fear.
Grief Therapy
We will learn about the grieving process and establish a carefully curated repertoire of strategies to help you navigate grief to promote healing and improve functioning. We will also explore how the experience of the loss impacts perceptions of self and others and responsibilities and roles and develop strategies to honor and manage feelings that emerge in response to reminders of loss.