It’s nice to meet you! My name is Krista — I’m excited to connect with you to see if therapy with me feels like the right fit.

Finding the right therapist can be a journey, and I invite you to request a phone consultation with me and a few other therapists to see who you click with most.

A little bit about me personally:

• My partner and I became parents last year, and we have the most wonderful little girl;

• I was raised in Oakland and have spent most of my life in the Bay Area;

• I love what I do, and I feel honored every day that I get to spend my career getting to know my clients and hearing their life stories.

Professionally, I offer virtual therapy to clients throughout California. I completed my undergraduate degree in psychology at Stanford University, in 2005. A few years later I journeyed briefly into the freezing-cold winters of the midwest for my Master's in Social Work, studying at the University of Chicago.

Counseling has been my life-long passion, and I've spent 18 years now as a counselor, therapist, and crisis responder. But in recent years I’ve narrowed my focus down to three main areas of interest:

• Helping my clients strengthen their relationships with the people who matter the most to them

• Creating an atmosphere of emotional safety where my clients feel fully seen and understood

• Integrating psychology research and evidence-based practice into my naturally relational and conversational style.

I'm trained as a family systems and a Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) therapist, meaning that I work with you to understand the whole picture of your life while also giving you the tools and skills you need to get un-stuck as soon as possible.

Together we can work toward the goals of understanding, kindness to yourself, and making lasting change by looking at the patterns that developed in your childhood and adolescence and their continued role in your life today.

As a therapist who treats clients with depression, anxiety, PTSD, relationship issues, and other conditions that are heavily researched and whose treatment recommendations change year by year, I make sure to attend continuing education classes and brush up on the latest findings from leading psychologists in the field.

I rely on the groundbreaking work of many wonderful therapists who came before me, and I highly recommend the following inspirational books:

• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, by John Gottman

• The Gifts of Imperfection, by Brene Brown

• Hold Me Tight, by Sue Johnson