Kristin Alvey

(she/her)

Kristin Alvey, LCSW

LCSW

Currently accepting new clients.

Telehealth Availability:

Telehealth availability is an option for clients who cannot attend in person sessions

In-Person Availability:

Tigard, OR

Clients I Work With

I am a trauma and attachment therapist who considers the multi layers of the individual as well as systems and conditioning that have influenced them. I work well with clients motivated to change core patterns and belief systems driving life focus and function, and desire deeper understanding and healing. I work well with adolescents and their parents/families. I understand the developmental-relational needs of adolescents and can also provide support for parents who are getting triggered and reactive with their teen. I use a hopeful perspective in helping parents explore how their child is activating what still needs healing within them I also enjoy working with women in mid life and later who are experiencing significant life transitions, losses, and new beginnings. Clients interested in psychedelic preparation/ integration, and want support with what has emerged in their psyche Overall- I work well with clients who want to find more wholeness within themselves and integrate their traumas, pain, and grief into deeper meaning and transformation

Approach

I specialize in trauma-focused therapy for children and adults using clinically-proven, and evidenced based therapy. I use a multi faceted clinical focus when working with my clients, that includes a trauma informed, relational-developmental and attachment based lens. It is critical that we understand and heal our past, in order to understand our present and to create a healthier future for ourselves and loved ones. As an EMDR Certified Therapist, I support clients with reprocessing past 'stuck" traumas that may be interfering with daily functioning, relationship struggles and negative internal beliefs about oneself or others. Within this process, we explore your unique Parts of Self or "ego states" to help you more deeply understand and connect to different parts of your identity that have always had your best interest at heart but can be disruptive in your current life. The relational safety and trust within the therapist-client dynamic is paramount to how well a client can process and heal in therapy. I keep this within my awareness at all times

Beliefs & Lived Experience

In recent years, I've really come to deeper understanding that so much of our micro and macro systemic structures and conditioning are at the core of our patterns, decisions, compulsions, and general "disorders." When we begin to untangle our True Selves from all that has shaped, conditioned, and deluded us, we finally have an opportunity to connect to core aspects of who we authentically are and can be. This is really a process of disentangling belief systems, roles, identities and patterned responses often borne from experiences of attachment, relational traumas, adverse chronic and acute traumas, and systemic and ancestral traumas. The wisdom of my personal and professional life experiences is something I feel grateful for and now understand more deeply the significance of suffering and meaning

More About My Practice

I provide low dose Ketamine assisted EMDR sessions for clients interested in deeper understanding of trauma impacts, healing and connection with Self. This deeply transformational intervention can be facilitated in person or via teletherapy. Please see my website for more detailed information- www.soulcompasstherapist.com My clients often report feeling deeper understanding of their own truths about themselves and their lives, as well as deeper resonance and alignment with their true felt sense of Self. Together, we will work on increasing your conscious awareness of these areas and helping you begin to identify, practice and integrate new ways of thinking, feeling, functioning and believing in the version of yourself that feels more aligned with your core values and Self.

Additional Credentials & Training

EMDR Certified Certified Psychedelic Therapist Circle of Security Parent Education Facilitator SoulCollage Facilitator

Ages Served

Adults (18+)
Children (6-10)
Older Adults (65+)
Pre-teens (10-12)
Teens (13-17)
Young Adults (18-25)

Services Provided

Child Therapy
Family Therapy
Group Therapy
Individual Therapy
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
Parenting Therapy
Teen Therapy

Gender Identity

Woman

Languages Spoken

English

Faith Communities Served

Spiritual

Specializations

Specialties

ADHD
Adoption
Anxiety
Attachment
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Body Dysmorphia
Burnout
Chronic Pain and Illness
Depression
Dissociative Disorders
Gender Identity
Insomnia & Sleep Disorders
Life Transitions
Menopause & Perimenopause
Mood Disorders
Older Adults & Aging
Panic
Parent-Child Bonding & Attachment
Phobias
Relationship Issues
Religious Trauma & Spiritual Abuse
Self Esteem
Sexual Abuse
Spiritual Abuse
Spirituality
Suicidal Ideation
Trauma & PTSD
Women’s Mental Health

Insurance and Payment

Payment Accepted

Cash

Credit

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Out of Network (Superbills Provided)

Private Pay (Superbills Not Provided)

Sliding Scale

Session Fees

$175

-$275

Insurance Notes

Insurances I accept: Oregon: Pacific Source, Self Pay Montana: Pacific Source, MT Health Coop, Allegiance, Self pay Utah: University of Utah, Select Health, Self pay Washington: Self pay I am happy to provide a Superbill at the end of each month for any out of network insurance

Insurance Accepted

Allegiance
Mountain Health CO-OP
PacificSource
SelectHealth
University of Utah Health Plans

State Licensed In

Montana
Oregon
Utah
Washington