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REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST IN

ONTARIO, CANADA

EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPIES:

• COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT)
• DIALECTIC BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (DBT)
•  ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT) 
• SOLUTION-FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY (SFBT)
• MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT, MBSR)
• NARRATIVE THERAPY 
• GOTTMAN METHOD

KRISTINA'S MISSION HELPING INDIVIDUALS WITH TRAUMA IMPROVE PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING, REGAIN A SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT, ADOPT A POSITIVE SELF-CONCEPT AND WORLDVIEW BY DEVELOPING BENEFICIAL STATEGIES TO ACHIEVE BALANCE, EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE, COGNITIVE CONTROL AND A SENSE OF COMFORT IN YOUR OWN SKIN. 

KRISTINA VIES TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE TO CONNECT DEEPLY AND WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD POSITIVE COPING STRATEGIES, RESILIENCE, SELF-WORTH, PERSONAL BOUNDARIES AND POSITIVE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AS YOU SHIFT AWAY FROM NEGATIVE THINKING AND BEHAVING PATTERNS. IN TURN, YOU WILL EXPERIENCE A SENSE OF CALM AND RELEASE FROM THE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS, MENTAL IMAGES, AND EMOTIONS THAT ARE KEEPING Y0U STUCK. THROUGH THERAPY WORK BASED ON CBT, ACT, DBT AND SFBT, YOU WILL GAIN GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF YOURSELF AND THE ETIOLOGY OF THE SYMPTOMS YOU ARE EXPERIENCING, AND DEVELOP SKILLS THAT CAN HELP IMPROVE DAILY FUNCTIONING IN ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE. THROUGH NARRATIVE THERAPY YOU LEARN TO ADOPT MORE POSITIVE INTERPRETATIONS OF NEGATIVE EVENTS AND INTERACTIONS AND DEVELOP A BALANCED PERCEPTION OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS. 

KRISTINA HOLDS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY AND NUMEROUS CERTIFICATIONS IN COMPLEMENTING HOLISITIC APPROACHES SUCH AS YOGA, REIKI, MEDITATION AND BREATHWORK, STRESS-MANAGEMENT, GUT HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND DETOX.

HER DECADE-LONG EXPERIENCE IN THE HOLISTIC HEALTH, WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH SPHERES INSPIRES A MUCH MORE ROUNDED APPROACH, COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY, WHEN HELPING CLIENTS STRUGGLING WITH EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE DIFFICULTIES. HAVING A SOUND UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMAN BODY'S PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSES ALLOWS FOR A TRULY SYNERGIC APPROACH TO PSYCHOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING AND PROBLEM SOLVING. IN FACT, THE BIO-PSYCHO-SOCIAL APPROACH IS NOW THE EXPERT-RECOMMENDED APPROACH FOR THE TREATMENT OF MENTAL AND BEHAVOURAL HEALTH ISSUES. 

AS A GIFTED INTUITIVE HEALER, EMPATH AND ENERGY PRACTITIONER, KRISTINA ALSO COMBINES EVIDENCE-BASED PSYCHOLOGY INTERVENTIONS WITH SCIENCE-BACKED METAPHYSICAL PRACTICES, JUNGIAN PSYCHOLOGY AND ESOTHERIC WORK TO ACHIEVE HIGHER LEVELS OF POSITIVE FUNCTIONING IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE. HER MISSION IS TO SHARE THESE SKILLS WITH THOSE WHO FEEL CALLED TO IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL HUMANITY. 

Currently on leave 

REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST IN ONTARIO, CANADA 

 
EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPIES:

• COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT)
• SOLUTION-FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY (SFBT)
• EMOTION-FOCUSED THERAPY (EFT)
• STRENGTH-BASED THERAPY
• POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY™
• NARRATIVE THERAPY

PRINCESS BRINGS 7 YEARS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING AND PSYCHOLOGY AND HAS WORKED WITH DIVERSE POPULATIONS IN THE OUTPATIENT, INPATIENT, COMMUNITY AND PRIVATE PRACTICE SETTINGS. 

PRINCESS'S PASSION IS CONNECTING WITH CLIENTS THROUGH DEEP ENGAGEMENT ON A PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL LEVEL THAT HELPS HER UNDERSTAND THE ORIGINS OF THE ISSUES TO HELP PROVIDE COLLABORATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY SOLUTIONS THAT ENCOURAGE LASTING POSITIVE CHANGE.  

 TOGETHER, WE ESTABLISH WHAT IS WORKING WELL, AND PLAN ON HOW TO IMPROVE WAS ISN'T.

SHE IS A WARM-HEARTED, EMPATHIC, DOWN TO EARTH, POSITIVE, AND INCLUSIVE. HER AUTHENTIC STYLE AND HEARTFELT COMPASSION ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO FORMING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLIENTS.

SHE TRULY SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND YOUR UNIQUE HISTORY AND WILL ASK QUESTIONS THAT FACILITATE DELVING INTO THE MEANING OF THE STORIES YOU SHARE ABOUT YOUR LIFE.

PRINCESS' APPROACH IS INTEGRATIVE OF NARRATIVE, STRENGTH-BASED THERAPY, CBT AND EMT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES EXAMINE AND ADDRESS NEGATIVE PATTERNS WHILST LOOKING FOR STRATEGIES TO CREATE A NEW, POSITIVE MANNERS OF THINKING, COMMUNICATING, BEHAVING AND INTERACTING WITH OTHES AND THE WORLD ARROUND US.