Welcome and thank you for being here.
My name is Kyrie (“keer-ee”) and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (#94678) providing compassionate, trauma-informed and affirming psychotherapy in California. Please read on to learn more about my approach and areas of focus. I invite you to reach out to me if you are interested in working together.
Education
I have a Master of Social Work degree and a graduate certificate in Trauma-Informed Care from the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin. I completed a fellowship program in Youth-oriented substance use and trauma counseling. I have experience in community-based, hospital, inpatient, outpatient and harm reduction mental health services. I speak English and French.
I can highlight some clinical trainings that have been especially influential in my practice:
- Becoming a Neurodiversity Affirming Provider
- Graduate certificate in Trauma Informed Care
- Trauma-focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy 2-year program
- Mindfulness and Community Building
- Psychedelic Integration Essentials
- Behavioral Health Care for Transgender Adults
- Ehlers-Danlos Society ECHO Allied Health Professionals program
- Brainspotting level I and II
- Internal Family Systems Introduction
My areas of focus
Trauma-informed care
I offer brainspotting, relational and psychodynamic approaches to work with trauma and adverse experiences that have affected your nervous system and way of seeing yourself or the world around you. I believe that centering autonomy and agency are vital to finding recovery and renewed hope after or during traumatic periods of life. I invite you to share your preferences in how we approach your care.
Depth Therapy
My approach is insight-oriented, meaning that I believe it is most helpful and empowering to get to know our selves, history, patterns, strengths and gifts and use that information to guide change and choice.
I believe that our childhood and early adult experiences have life-long impact and exploring those, contextualizing them and finding new perspectives and ways of relating to ourselves and others is integral to feeling better.
Affirming and welcoming
I hold an intersectional understanding of power, privilege and mental health. I understand that our economic, political and social systems have a profound effect on individual and collective wellbeing.
I aim to provide care that is anti-oppressive and affirming of your sexual orientation, gender, size, ability, race, ethnicity, culture, neurotype, spirituality, religion and lifestyle. It is important to me that our relationship is collaborative, non-hierarchical and tailored to your unique life experiences and circumstances.
Lived Experience
I live with chronic illness and have worked with many clients with chronic illnesses over the course of my career. I recognize how challenging it can be to navigate the medical system and to deal with the frequent grief, loss and uncertainty.
I am also neurodivergent and know the profound impact it has on how we interact with the world and how the world interacts with us.
I aim to accompany others in the journey of discovering their own strengths and navigating the challenges that come with living in an ableist society.
Services
I provide individual virtual psychotherapy sessions and can offer variable session lengths to accommodate your needs. I am also available for consultation to other professionals, particularly on the topics of chronic illness, neurodivergence, relational therapy or challenges around transference/counter-transference.
Logistics
I currently do not have any availability for new weekly appointments. I do have availability for one-off consultations or assessments.
I am in-network with the following PPO insurances: Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, United (Optum), Cigna, Oscar (Optum)
My full rate is $160/50-minute session and I can provide a superbill. My sliding scale slots are currently full.
I use doxy.me telehealth platform and currently provide telehealth therapy only via video or telephone (some insurances may not cover telephone only however).
Privacy and confidentiality is extremely important to me and I always aim to document the minimum necessary and protect your information as much as possible. Please reach out with any questions you have around privacy and confidentiality.