Kristen Salvato holds a Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University. Her counseling specialization is in Crisis and Trauma. She has presented School Crisis: The Aftermath and Counseling Applications to the Kentucky Counseling Association in 2012. Her Walden University Counseling Residency Social Change thesis was on The Role of Counselors and Childhood Hunger in Atlanta, Georgia.
She works with children, adolescents, couples, and families on multiple physical, emotional, and emotional issues such as ADD, ADHD, Anger Management, Addiction, Anxiety, Behavior, Depression, Grief, LGBTQI, Life Transitions, Mood, Parenting, Relationships, School Crisis, Social Skills, Teacher Support, and Trauma.
Kristen's therapeutic focus is to help individuals and their families heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. Through client, counselor, and community collaboration, change can be achieved through providing a neutral safe space, listening to the client's concerns, and customizing treatment goals.
Kristen's client promise is to be there for you every step of your journey. Kristen's goal is to help you transition from your struggles, begin the healing process, and move forward to where you want to be in your life choices.
Kristen works toward a multifaceted approach of Cognitive Behavioral, Brief Solution Focused Behavioral, and Reality Therapies with her clients and community collaborators. Together, we can create and undertake solutions that can strengthen the client's physical and emotional health and best interest. By creating solutions, the client will be able to build and strengthen their motivation and success in their daily activities, interests, and relationships. The client will use their newly found incentive to replenish confidence, hope, and support systems into their present and future goals.
Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger post traumatic events. Kristen can help you overcome these symptoms and guide you through the process of grief and healing.
Relationship counseling can be beneficial to couples and families whom are looking to strengthen their emotional connection in all stages of their relationships. Therapy sessions is a supportive place to discuss issues and solutions to better strengthen your relationship.