Kristine was a child who was a Ward of The State and a teen mom with her first child. She was inspired to become a teacher and later, a social worker. She received a Masters of Social Work from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio Texas, specializing in Services to Hispanic Children and Families. She is an active member of local advocacy groups and provides services to LGBTQ+ clients of all ages.

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Kristine is a trained EMDR provider and play therapist. She is currently training to become certified in infant trauma, a specialization for children between the ages of 0-5 years old. Kristine is a member if our in-house trauma team whose focus is to better support children who've experienced trauma and their families, especially those coming from the foster care system and who have been adopted.

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Kristine works with

• adults,

• adolescents,

• preteens

• children and infants, and

• couples who want to

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• learn to better manage moods and emotions,

• navigate and heal from trauma

• increase self-worth and coping skills

• improve relationships

 

She uses

• EMDR

• play therapy

• expressive therapies

• trauma-informed therapies

• sand tray therapy

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Kristine is contracted with Allies in Wellness and is currently available to see new clients in our Melbourne office. Kristine accepts clients using Aetna Better Health, BCBS / Florida Blue, Sunshine, Cigna, Aetna, United Healthcare (Optum, Oscar, UMR, UBH), and self-paying clients on a sliding-scale. 

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