Kirsten Wulfsberg
LPC
In my 20 years working in crisis psychiatric services, I’ve found that people often connect with more interactive therapeutic techniques. Granted, past patterns often fuel the future and that’s worth exploring, but I use a combination of “now-work” activities, creative/eclectic theories and psychoeducation to help people improve insight and feel more empowered in their lives. Whether it’s through enhancing personal communication/relationships, increasing individual self-awareness, or building upon pre-existing resiliency, I help people find positive and realistic solutions to the difficulties in their lives. Anxiety, depression, grief, transitions in life, trauma/PTSD, stress management, relationship issues, substance use concerns…If anything resonates (or anything not listed), let’s work on it together.
I tend to build rapport quickly and create a safe space which enables me to approach interventions in a collaborative way. However, no one wants to be in therapy for the rest of their lives, so I like to ‘get down to business’ rather rapidly. While I do consider myself to be direct and straight-forward, I use gentle confrontation and humor as a way to ‘keep it real’. Having worked in crisis for the better part of my career, I am dedicated to do what I can to help people before it goes too far. If you want your car to keep running, periodically you have to look under the hood, change the oil and fill it with gas. If you don’t, the car starts to have problems and no one has time for that. Let’s keep your car in good working order and teach a little personal automotive care 101. Looking within can be scary, confronting issues is harder, but growth is full of rewards!