Kirsten Hartz, MA LPC LAC
Body-Centered Trauma Therapist -
Your body holds the wisdom to heal. As a body-centered, mindfulness-based psychotherapist, I blend practices from the East and West, evidence-based interventions with spirituality, movement with introspection. I work with highly sensitive, empathic clients to help them build healthier relationships, let go of substances and patterns that no longer serve them, improve self-esteem, find freedom from anxiety and depression, and come home to their bodies. I believe in the healing power of embodiment to help my clients recover.
In my work, there is always space for vulnerable moments, profound realizations, uninhibited emotions, and very often, deep belly laughs.As a fellow traveler along the path, I understand profound loss and trauma. With an extensive background in substance abuse and trauma treatment, I get that mental health challenges can take over your life. Using a holistic and tailored approach, I will work with you to treat the underlying causes of substance abuse, anxiety, depression, and other symptoms of trauma.
As a body-centered psychotherapist, I take a “bottom-up” or “embodied” approach to trauma-focused modalities, including EMDR. I became a certified EMDR practitioner in May 2022. I also offer Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for additional support in treating treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, C-PTSD, and other trauma symptoms. If you want to break free from the symptoms of trauma, begin a healing journey, or simply improve your overall well being, I’d love to help you get there.
Skills and Expertise
Addiction
Alcohol Use
Anxiety
Attachment Issues
Body Image
Depression
Dissociation
Drug Use
Eating Disorders
Emotional Intelligence
Emptiness
Fear
Family of Origin Issues
Guilt
Highly Sensitive Persons
Individuation
Loss or Grief
Mindful Eating
Mindfulness based therapy
Meditation
Perfectionism
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Spirituality
Substance Use
Trauma
Trauma and PTSD
Women's issue
Treatment Orientation
Contemplative
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Eclectic
EMDR
experiential
Feminist
Interpersonal
Mindfulness
Motivational Interviewing
Person Centered Therapy
Somatic
Trauma Focused Therapy
Modality