What clients have said ...
Single Adult Male: I came to Kris after a second divorce in my late 30s. Despite a sincere desire for a life partner, I struggled with intimacy without really understanding why. Over 18 months, Kris and I met every couple weeks. Kris helped me shape my mental and emotional tools to better integrate a childhood punctuated by emotional, physical, and sexual abuse with my desire for a genuine, open, and balanced adult life.
Couple who stayed Married: Our time with Kris was an investment that really paid off. We had created patterns over years of our partnership that had to be reinvented, not to mention working through resentments we both harbored. Kris worked with us together as a couple, and individually. It was tough, it was challenging, and there were a lot of growing pains. We both can say we grew ourselves into the people that DID fall in love with each other again.
Couple who divorced: We came to Kris not knowing if we could save our marriage. At first we worked on it, but neither of us really had any “oomph” left. Kris asked us where we wanted to put the energy we did have left, and it was easier to put our energy towards remaining good parents. So that became the focus of our work—we were able to troubleshoot lots of areas before they blew up into big problems. The kids were invited into a few sessions too, and we were able to talk as a family about the transition and who needed what to feel better about the divorce.
Teenager: I was so pissed when my parents said they wanted me to see a counselor. I decided they couldn’t make me talk. Kris started asking me stuff about myself, and I didn’t really want to answer, so kind of mumbled and mostly tried to ignore her. I will never forget that she kind of laughed, and just said, “wanna figure out ways to REALLY get back at your parents?” and we both cracked up. What I want other people to know who are thinking about going to Kris is that she’s…normal. Like, she doesn’t seem all “therapist-y” or like she knows it all. Kris made sure my parents didn’t make ME the whole problem, and totally called out my Mom on some stuff.
Teenager: My friends found out I was cutting and told my Dad. My Dad freaked out and thought I was suicidal. I actually wasn’t, but I was feeling really stressed out. We asked around for therapists who worked with people who cut, and found Kris. I actually was really happy to have someone who didn’t know me to talk to, because it was easier. One of the things Kris did was work with me, but then also had “parent training” sessions with my Dad. And then sometimes we all met together—it was weird to be in counseling with my Dad, but I’m pretty sure it helped him out!
Couple who stayed Married: Our time with Kris was an investment that really paid off. We had created patterns over years of our partnership that had to be reinvented, not to mention working through resentments we both harbored. Kris worked with us together as a couple, and individually. It was tough, it was challenging, and there were a lot of growing pains. We both can say we grew ourselves into the people that DID fall in love with each other again.
Couple who divorced: We came to Kris not knowing if we could save our marriage. At first we worked on it, but neither of us really had any “oomph” left. Kris asked us where we wanted to put the energy we did have left, and it was easier to put our energy towards remaining good parents. So that became the focus of our work—we were able to troubleshoot lots of areas before they blew up into big problems. The kids were invited into a few sessions too, and we were able to talk as a family about the transition and who needed what to feel better about the divorce.
Teenager: I was so pissed when my parents said they wanted me to see a counselor. I decided they couldn’t make me talk. Kris started asking me stuff about myself, and I didn’t really want to answer, so kind of mumbled and mostly tried to ignore her. I will never forget that she kind of laughed, and just said, “wanna figure out ways to REALLY get back at your parents?” and we both cracked up. What I want other people to know who are thinking about going to Kris is that she’s…normal. Like, she doesn’t seem all “therapist-y” or like she knows it all. Kris made sure my parents didn’t make ME the whole problem, and totally called out my Mom on some stuff.
Teenager: My friends found out I was cutting and told my Dad. My Dad freaked out and thought I was suicidal. I actually wasn’t, but I was feeling really stressed out. We asked around for therapists who worked with people who cut, and found Kris. I actually was really happy to have someone who didn’t know me to talk to, because it was easier. One of the things Kris did was work with me, but then also had “parent training” sessions with my Dad. And then sometimes we all met together—it was weird to be in counseling with my Dad, but I’m pretty sure it helped him out!
