Kirsten Nyman

Life and relationships can be stressful or painful at times. I am passionate about working with families, romantic partnerships, and individuals to move through the stress and pain towards healing and authentic connection.

I specialize in working with families, romantic partnerships, and individuals through a systemic lens. I will work with you to reconnect to your personal and relational strengths to address the concerns you bring with you to therapy. My therapeutic practice centers around relational conflict and infidelity, intimacy, sexual concerns, childhood behavioral concerns, family dynamics, grief, trauma, and the stuck-ness and uncertainty that can come with navigating stressful life changes. I am also passionate about working with LGBTQIA+ youth, teens, and their families.

I work from a holistic perspective, seeing you within the context of yourself, your family, and societal systems. I pull from different therapy modalities based on your specific needs or interests and work collaboratively with you to find what feels authentic and helpful. The therapy modalities that I typically pull from are Emotionally Focused Therapy (specifically for romantic partnerships), narrative therapy, solution-focused therapy, structural therapy with younger families, and mindfulness practices.

I am a white, queer, nerdy, and sex-positive individual. Recognizing how my identities shape the way that I can move through the world and the privileges that I experience, I am dedicated to utilizing an anti-oppressive and identity-affirming approach throughout our work together. I strive to create a space where you can be your entire authentic self and where we can address how systems of power influence how you and your loved ones move through the world.

I will bring empathy, humor, and openness to the therapy room. I will warmly challenge you to move towards growth and help create boundaries to feel safe within as you grow.