Kristin Perry, MA, MFT
MFC License #48092
Kristin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles, as well as a Master of Counseling Degree from the University of Phoenix. Prior to becoming a marriage and family therapist, Kristin taught elementary and pre-school for seven years. She also provided group and individual therapy through Palomar Family Counseling Services, Inc. She was a Behavioral Health Clinician with North County Lifeline for nearly seven years. Through her work at North County Lifeline, Kristin worked closely and successfully on school sites with the students, families and staff of six schools within CUSD for many years. Kristin has developed positive, close, and professional working relationships with the counselors, school psychologists and other staff of CUSD and is well informed about resources available to families in North County through her committed and intensive long term community involvement. Kristin provides effective and skillful group and individual counseling that addresses a broad range of behaviors and emotional issues. Helping with reducing self-injury and eating disorders, social skills enhancement, healthy communication, alleviating depression, stress and anxiety, coping with trauma, treating alcohol and drug abuse, and successful transition to adulthood are some of her specialties. Kristin's areas of expertise:
· Teen Counseling & Empowerment
· Individual Therapy
· Couples Counseling
· Family Therapy
· Child Counseling
· Addiction Recovery
· Trauma & Abuse Recovery
· Kinship and Adoption
· Grief Counseling
· Stress Reduction
· Anger Management
· Eliminating Self- Sabotaging Behaviors
· Personal Growth & Self-Improvement
Skilled in working with a wide range of needs, from extreme trauma, to mild depression and anxiety, to those seeking personal enrichment. Experienced in art and play based therapeutic techniques. Well trained in Cognitive Behavioral, Solution Focused, Narrative, Gestalt, Experiential, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic and other evidence-based therapeutic methods, practices and perspectives.
