Meet Kristin

Kristin Atkinson is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Austin, TX

Kristin Atkinson

“I truly believe in the resilience of the human spirit and the ability for meaningful change and transformation. I am passionate about helping my clients awaken their innate ability to live full, vibrant, and connected lives.”

Hello & Welcome…

Therapy is the process of exploration, healing, and change. As a therapist, my role is to both support and help facilitate this process while keeping in mind your unique goals, needs, and experiences in life.

As a clinician: I work relationally, think systemically, and integrate somatics, interpersonal neurobiology, and mindfulness into therapy. That means that our work happens through conversation and experimentation, that I view people within the context of their worlds, and that the work of therapy involves the brain and the body.

As a human: I understand that life is full of challenges, heartbreak, and triumph. I’ve learned that the fullness of life does not come from the lack of suffering, but from our ability to hold the difficult with the beautiful. When we are able to discover our emotional truths and tend to our wounds, we create space in our lives for transformation and growth.

What to expect from me: curiosity, compassion, and enough courage to share. And if you’re interested, valuable information about how our brains, bodies, and relationships work.

  • Relationship Issues

  • Trauma Recovery

  • Anxiety & Panic

  • Grief & Loss

  • Personal Growth

  • Life Transitions

  • Highly Sensitive People

Clinical Focus

  • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Accelerated Dynamic Experiential Psychotherapy (ADEP)

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)

  • Somatic Experiencing (SE)

  • Attachment Oriented

  • Coherence Therapy

Clinical Skills

Education & Deep Trainings

  • Licensed Professional Counselor #82581 , Issued in Texas by BHEC

    National Certified Counselor #1235634, Issued by NBCC

    Master of Science in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Specialty, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

    EMDR Certified Therapist, EMDRIA International Association

  • EMDR Basic Training, with Rick Levinson, Austin, TX

    Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization Remote Procedure (ASSYST-R), with Dr. Ignacio Jarero

    Coherence Therapy Training, Bruce Ecker and Dr. Sara Bridges, Austin, TX

    Brains in Session, with Julianne Taylor-Shore, Austin, TX

    Relational Life Therapy, Level 1, with Terry Real

    Somatic Experiencing, (Beginning Level Student)

    Internal Family Systems, Level 1, with Elizabeth Taeubert

  • IPNB Training & Consultation, with Julianne Taylor-Shore

    EMDR Consultation, with Stacy Ruse (2021-May 2023)

    Minding the Heart Training & Consultation (ADEP), with Dr. Tori Olds

    Coherence Training & Consultation, with Bruce Ecker & Tori Olds, (August 2022-Present)

Healing unfolds within the safety of a trusting relationship.