​Kristina J. Smart
Clinical Mental Health Counselor Intern
Complex Trauma • Attachment • IFS-Informed Psychotherapy
Radical Compassion · Loving Presence

What if you could see yourself through loving eyes?
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What if healing isn't about fixing what is broken, but remembering your wholeness?
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I believe we are born whole, then life teaches us to forget.
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Through trauma, loss, grief, shame, and behavior patterns or thoughts developed out of survival, we can lose touch with our inherent worth, wisdom, and capacity for connection.
Healing isn't about fixing what is broken. It's about remembering what has always been there.
I am a trauma survivor. I am also a Master's-level counseling student, therapist intern, trained holistic health coach, certified recovery coach, and an imperfect, ever-evolving human who is committed to the practice of radical self-compassion. I passionately bring lived experience, education, and professional training to this work.
My role is to walk alongside you with empathy, compassion, and curiosity. With loving presence and radical self-compassion, you can begin to see yourself through loving eyes, soften the grip of shame and self-criticism, and remember that you are far more than the stories you learned to believe about yourself.