Kristen Adolfson
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
I have been working in the mental health field since 2002 in the areas of crisis intervention, case management, and individual and group therapy. I am truly passionate about my work and genuinely care about the people I work with. Over the many years working in this profession, I have made a deliberate effort to seek further knowledge and training to provide my clients the most up to date and effective therapy possible. I care about your well-being and have been trained to use several modalities of therapy and will tailor sessions to fit your needs.
I have specialized training in Somatic Experiencing® Therapy and Narrative Therapy. The Somatic Experiencing® method is a body-oriented approach to the healing of trauma and other stress disorders and is the life’s work of Dr. Peter A. Levine. The SE approach facilitates the completion of self-protective motor responses and the release of thwarted survival energy bound in the body, thus addressing the root cause of trauma symptoms.
Narrative Therapy, I believe, is a beautiful adjunct to the Somatic Experiencing® Therapy when working with trauma. Narrative therapy seeks to be a respectful, non-blaming approach to counselling which centers people as the experts in their own lives. It views problems as separate from people and assumes people have many skills, competencies, beliefs, values, commitments, and abilities that will assist them to reduce the influence of problems in their lives.
I am also certified to provide Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). ART works directly to reprogram the way in which distressing memories and images are stored in the brain so that they no longer trigger strong physical and emotional reactions.
In addition to the above models of therapy, I have training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Christine Padesky, co-author of “Mind Over Mood: Changing how you feel by changing the way you think”. I also have intensive CBT training with David Burns, M.D. I have advanced training in Solution Focussed Therapy of which I completed with Lance Taylor, M.Sc., R.Psych.
Kristen's Training and Education
Includes courses and training in the areas of:
- Cognitive behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Somatic Experiencing® Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy
- Solution Focused Therapy (advanced)
- Bachelor of Social Work at University of Manitoba
- Master of Social Work through Dalhousie University
Kristen's Professional Affiliations
