ABOUT HEADSPACE
Our Mission
HeadSpace is veteran owned & operated private practice, providing counseling services to those who need it. Our mission is to provide culturally competent, holistic, and individually focussed counseling services that increase psychological wellness, alleviate emotional distress, and promote overall healing.
About Kristina
Helping people name their barriers, challenge their bullshit stories, and rise above the wreckage is the best part of my job.
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I’m going to be honest: I’m not the therapist who’s going to sit here smiling softly while you unpack a lifetime of hurt. I’m the one who will sit with you in it — the mess, the grief, the rage, the exhaustion — and help you climb your way out with truth, compassion, and a little grit.
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I believe people have far more power than they’ve ever been taught to recognize. Not the Pinterest kind of power — the real kind. The kind that exists under the debris of trauma, perfectionism, parenthood, burnout, addiction, loss, and the thousand invisible battles you’ve been fighting alone.
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I’m the founder and owner of Headspace Mental Health, PLLC — a practice I built after years in clinical leadership, where I oversaw medical and psychiatric departments, ran trauma programs, trained clinicians, and navigated the hard stuff people don’t see behind the scenes. Eventually, it hit me: I didn’t just want to run systems. I wanted to sit across from real humans and make real change.
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I’m an Air Force veteran, a mother, a partner, and someone who has walked through more pain than I ever thought I could survive. Trauma is part of my story. Loss is part of my story. Rebuilding myself — again and again — is part of my story. And that journey is exactly why I do this work.
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I’m especially passionate about supporting people navigating trauma, addiction, postpartum identity shifts, and the heavy emotional labor that comes with being a human who feels deeply.
Whether you’re a mom who’s drowning in the weight of expectations, a survivor carrying scars no one sees, or someone who just knows there’s more to your life than staying stuck — you’re my people.
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I’m not here to “fix” you.
You’re not broken.
I’m here to help you remember who the hell you are underneath the chaos.
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Licenses & Certifications:
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Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC)
Nationally Certified & Credentialed Counselor (NCC)
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Education
Masters of Science: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
2018
The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Doctor of Psychology
Expected graduation: Winter 2026
Meridian University
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Therapeutic Approach
People love to ask, “So what’s your therapeutic approach? Are you CBT? EMDR? Person-Centered? What box do you fit in?”
And honestly? I don’t.
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I’m not married to one model, one theory, or one trendy intervention. I don’t believe healing comes from forcing people into rigid frameworks. I believe the best therapy comes from the relationship — the real, human connection between us — and from having a therapist who actually knows you well enough to help you get where you need to go.
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My approach is integrative because you’re complex. You deserve more than a one-size-fits-all method. I use whatever tools, modalities, and research-backed interventions will serve you best — whether that’s EMDR, CBT, somatic work, narrative therapy, trauma processing, identity exploration, or helping you unlearn the bullshit stories you’ve been carrying since childhood.
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At the core of my work is authenticity. I show up as a real human, not a blank slate. I believe therapy should feel collaborative, honest, and safe enough for you to stop performing and start transforming.
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My job isn’t to lecture you or “fix” you with a textbook technique. My job is to sit with you, understand you, challenge you when needed, support you fiercely, and walk alongside you as you start building a life that actually feels like yours.
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The most important thing?
You have to actually want to talk to me.
If you don’t feel comfortable, if you don’t feel seen, if you can’t breathe in the space we create — no intervention on earth is going to matter.
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So here’s my approach, plain and simple:
Be real. Be collaborative. Use every damn tool available. Create a space where transformation is actually possible.
That’s the work we do here.
What to expect from your sessions
The goal of counseling isn’t to keep you in therapy forever — it’s to help you heal, grow, and eventually not need me as much. Some work moves fast, some takes time, and none of it is linear. I meet you exactly where you are, and then we move together toward where you want to go.
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Your first session is a vibe check as much as an assessment. You’re figuring out if I’m your person, and I’m getting a feel for what you’re carrying, what you want, and what pace feels right for you. No pressure, no performance, just two humans seeing if the fit is there.
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From there, expect honesty, support, and challenge. I’ll push you when it’s needed, hold space when things feel heavy, and stay attuned to the barriers you’re navigating. Healing isn’t tidy — but it is possible, and we’ll move through it in a way that feels safe, steady, and real.