Kristin R SmithMarriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT (she, her)

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If you are exhausted from holding it together, overthinking everything, or feeling stuck in familiar emotional or relational patterns, even though you understand them, you are not broken. Your nervous system learned how to survive, and it may no longer know how to rest. Many people I work with are capable on the outside and overwhelmed on the inside. They grew up in emotionally unpredictable or critical environments and learned to stay alert, self protective, or disconnected from their own needs. Over time, these patterns can show up as anxiety, emotional overwhelm or shutdown, or relationship struggles. I offer a warm, collaborative space where we move at a pace that honors your nervous system. Together, we explore the patterns that keep you stuck, how you learned to protect yourself, and how your experiences shaped your sense of safety, trust, and connection, so real change can take root.

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