About the Author

Kristen Colley, LMFT, specializes in treating posttraumatic stress disorder and anxiety, and has experience with chronic health-related mental health conditions and family and group therapy. She is basic-trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), the Flash Technique, and Internal Family Systems. Kristen was trained in a primary care physician's office at the University of California, San Diego, and is knowledgeable on the intersection of medical and mental health conditions. Kristen has also worked at a substance use rehabilitation facility and an Intensive Outpatient/Partial Hospitalization Program for adolescents and adults.  Kristen enjoys aiding her clients in advocating for themselves systemically, with a history of coordinating care for adolescents seeking 504/Individualized Education Program (IEP) accommodations or problem-solving barriers to workplace accommodations.