Kristen has worked with families for the past 17 years. She loves working with families collaboratively and believes that with education, support, and commitment families can change. Parenting can move from feeling exhausting, negative, and burdensome to being a source of joy. In her work, she has seen family relationships transform. During this transformation, individual family members become happier, healthier, and have a greater capacity to face life’s challenges outside of the home.

Kristen has worked with children, adolescents, and parents in school and home settings. She has worked as an advocate for foster care children, academic tutor, behavioral therapist for children with developmental delays and autism spectrum disorder, and currently works as a child and family therapist in addition to being a parent coach. She has a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Pacific University.