Kirsten Hartz
Licensed Professional Counselor
“I see myself as a companion and guide for highly sensitive, empathic individuals seeking a path to recovery from trauma. I specialize in EMDR and somatic psychotherapy, ketamine-assisted therapy, and contemplative wisdom traditions for a holistic and integrated approach.”
About Me
If you are a highly sensitive, empathic individual seeking recovery from trauma, I offer a gentle, understanding space. I guide you through an integrated approach, thoughtfully blending EMDR and somatic psychotherapy. We also draw on contemplative wisdom traditions to help you process experiences holistically. This path supports your unique journey towards healing and resilience.
Approach
Recovery here unfolds slowly, honoring your nervous system through paced body awareness and contained memory work that feels safe. I offer in-person work in Seattle and online in English, keeping sessions predictable with clear check-ins and collaborative pacing. Sessions use somatic tracking, mindfulness, and carefully titrated experiential processing — occasionally with guided medicine-assisted integration — with attention to safety, consent, and practical regulation practices to use between meetings. This steady, embodied way of working tends to fit sensitive, empathic adults seeking lasting change.
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Basic Information
Services
Services Offered:
- •Trauma Counseling
- •Mindfulness
- •EMDR
- •Individual Therapy
- •Somatic Psychotherapy
Works With:
- •Adults
- •Couples
- •Elderly
- •Groups
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Addiction
- •Anxiety
- •Grief & Loss
- •Body Image
- •Mood Disorder
- •PTSD
- •Relationship Issues
- •Trauma
Professional Title:
- •Licensed Professional Counselor
Qualifications
Naropa University
Registrations
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)
Licensed Professional Counselor