Kristen Whalen, MA

Kristen (she/her) received her MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from William James College and her BA in Psychology from Florida Gulf Coast University. She has experience helping individuals with anxiety, depression, grief, eating disorders/disordered eating, mood disorders, and trauma. Utilizing expressive therapies, mindfulness, and a trauma-informed approach, she guides people toward their inner knowing and fullest potential. 

Kristen’s decade-long practices of mindfulness, meditation, and yoga have inspired her to incorporate these elements into her career. Drawn to the magic of the universe, she values an existential approach and contemplating the meaning of life.

Through her work, Kristen has discovered the power of sound, breath, and movement as tools to navigate emotional turbulence. In understanding that emotions are meant to be felt in the body, not contemplated in the mind, she helps people create space for emotions to be expressed and released instead of getting stuck in the body and causing disease. Kristen also incorporates a client-centered and mind/body/soul approach. Finding joy in working with people of all ages and backgrounds, she believes that each individual person is the expert of their own life and strives to help her clients feel the same way.  Compassionately driven, she aims to guide individuals toward cultivating a strong sense of self-compassion, exceeding limits, and fostering a deeper connection to life.

Kristen Whalen, MA