The WHY AND HOW

Kristin's healing journey began early in life, driven by an unrelenting compulsion to not only alleviate her pain but to excavate down to the core of its origins. Exhaustively. She saw no other way. Early in the days of working with her transpersonal psychotherapist, she tentatively suggested to him that she may need about six months of session work to ‘heal the issue’. The therapist's response was sobering. An unforgiving chuckle followed by the blunt force fact that “At a minimum if you are lucky, you are a decade-long head job of sleeves-rolled-up, hardcore, dedicated work." He muttered with casual affect, that she had endured every type of trauma identified by his profession many times over, minus only the military combat.

Now decades later, she’s traversed the globe exploring countless healing modalities, both conventional and non. Combined with extensive, deep transpersonal guided psychotherapy and self seeking & inquisition, all the while paralleling the stark contradiction of a materialistic consumption-propagandizing (now ex-) 30yr advertising career, she excavated down to the bottom floor pit. Now she stands ready to guide others, viewing our world as an intricate web of interconnected paths primed for collective spiritual evolution.

"It's wildly complex," Kristin explains, “and exciting - the variables that interleave to shape a person's identity, self-concept, and fate.” When we bring our unconscious self into the realm of awareness — our reality box shifts and the meanings we assign it - shifts, transforming us in ways we can’t go on to unsee. New possibilities and pathways emerge, ones we couldn't have fathomed before because we had no ground concepts for them.” It’s true. We don’t experience reality as it is, we experience reality as WE are. 

Seminal works such as "The Four (and Fifth) Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz, "How Emotions Are Made" by Lisa Feldman Barrett, and “The Mutant Message” by Marlo Morgan, inspire her philosophy towards healing. These texts, among hundreds of others, inform her considered strategies for upgrading personal narratives. Other favorite titles include: 

A Breakthrough Approach

In 2018, Kristin was introduced the practice of Family Constellations through Mark Woolyn’s book, It Didn’t Start With You. It describes a novel therapeutic approach developed by German psychotherapist Bert Hellinger in the 1970s, expanded upon by Woolyn. As a lifelong Astrology lover with a four-planet packed twelfth house, she found this method to be nothing less than paradigm-shifting. Combine that with her lifelong obsession with genealogy, having traversed Europe by family village & graveyard, having turned up records as far back as possible long before it was trending. The advent of 23&me or Ancestry.com came about years after her walls were papered with floor to ceiling pinned research beginning with her 10 year old hand drawing of her Family Tree.

Our families profoundly shape our narratives. For those who've experienced trauma or estrangement, acknowledging this can be challenging—they often seek distance from those who've caused pain. Conversely, even those content with their family dynamics may struggle to recognize the subtle impacts of generational trauma on their daily lives.

Family Constellations offered a vital breakthrough in understanding personal healing. It provided a way to explore the root causes of emotional wounds, enabling her to comprehend her past, heal deeply, and move forward with greater clarity. The therapy focuses on understanding family dynamics and generational patterns, helping individuals trace and heal the emotional origins of personal challenges.

Unique PATHS to Healing

Through her unique approach of systemic thinking and psychology-informed coaching, Kristin offers an authentic and comprehensive path to introspection. She creates a safe space for exploration, allowing clients to become their own center of gravity. Her expertise in recognizing clients' triggers and traumas facilitates the unearthing and dissolution of unconscious blocks, paving the way for powerful realizations and lasting change.

"After all," Kristin reflects, "we are each exquisite puzzles, gifted with the perpetual challenge of choice: to self-sort or not. If we tune in and follow the cosmic breadcrumbs, we are divinely guided to integrate the masterful mashup of our essence. If we use our free will and heed the call —the why and what and how of our being."

The Journey Continues

Kristin's insights, forged through diverse experiences with calamity in every category(she jokes), position her as well-equipped to assist those seeking self-understanding and purposeful direction in this increasingly complex world. Her approach complements ongoing therapeutic work, and may provide the missing gear many have been seeking to address long-standing issues and facilitate life-course correction. With that hard-fought and won expertise, she can help others navigate their own healing journeys.

Through her work, Kristin envisions a world where individuals can unravel the intricate tapestry of their existence, revealing patterns and connections they never knew existed, and ultimately elevate the collective, interconnected web of one spirit. As we navigate the complexities of our inner landscapes, Kristin's approach reminds us that healing is not just about overcoming past traumas, but about integrating our experiences into a cohesive, empowering narrative that propels us forward purposefully, altogether.

Kristin lives in central Virginia on her 10acre farm aptly named Stellium Tryst, has one 24 year old son, two wolf dogs, a black cat, horses and goats. She lives to be outdoors, hiking, tending horses, her wildflower meadows & organic cut flower micro-farming operation.