KRISTY LONG AMFT, M.A., B.A. Somatic Psychotherapy
REGISTERED ASSOCIATE MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPIST 132188
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Welcome — Kristy Long Registered AMFT
A mindful, body-centered approach to healing and reconnection.
As a therapist specializing in trauma and somatic practices, I help individuals and families heal by reconnecting with the wisdom of their bodies. When we experience trauma or prolonged stress, the body often carries what the mind cannot express—tension, disconnection, and patterns of protection that once kept us safe. My work centers on helping you gently release these patterns, restore a sense of safety, and cultivate a deeper relationship with yourself.
Drawing from somatic psychology, mindfulness, attachment theory, and nervous system regulation, I guide clients toward embodied awareness and emotional balance. Our sessions might include grounding, movement, or sensory-based resourcing to help you feel more present, connected, and at ease in your own skin.
Whether you’re navigating the effects of trauma, relationship challenges, or burnout, therapy offers a space to slow down, listen inwardly, and rebuild trust in your own capacity to heal.
If you’re ready to begin your journey toward wholeness, I invite you to connect and explore how we can work together.
Services
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy is a space to slow down and reconnect with yourself. I work with adults and adolescents navigating trauma, anxiety, life transitions, and relationship challenges. Together, we explore how your experiences live in both the mind and body—using somatic awareness, mindfulness, and compassionate inquiry to support regulation and healing. Sessions are collaborative and paced gently, honoring your readiness and capacity each step of the way.
Somatic & Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Somatic therapy integrates the body into the healing process, helping you tune into sensations, movement, and nervous system patterns that often carry unspoken emotional experiences. Through grounding, breathwork, and guided awareness, you’ll learn to access the body’s natural wisdom and develop tools to regulate stress, release tension, and feel more embodied in daily life.
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Trauma can leave lasting imprints on how we think, feel, and relate. My trauma-informed approach blends attachment theory, Polyvagal principles, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to help restore a sense of safety and connection. Whether you’re working through complex trauma, relational wounds, or the effects of long-term stress, therapy offers a supportive space to rebuild trust in yourself and others.
Philosophy
My work is rooted in the belief that healing happens through connection—connection to self, to body, to others, and to the present moment. Trauma, stress, and disconnection often cause us to leave the body as a way to protect ourselves. Therapy becomes a space to return home—to reinhabit the body with safety, curiosity, and compassion.
I view symptoms not as something to fix, but as messages from the nervous system that deserve understanding. Together, we bring awareness to patterns that have developed from past pain or adaptive survival strategies, and gently create new ways of relating to those experiences. Healing, in this sense, is not about erasing what has happened, but about integrating it so you can move through life with more ease, authenticity, and choice.
My approach draws from somatic psychology, mindfulness, attachment theory, and Polyvagal principles. These modalities invite a deeper awareness of how the body communicates and how we can regulate, resource, and repair from within. I also incorporate elements of creativity, movement, and applied Buddhism, honoring the wisdom that healing is both a psychological and spiritual process.
Ultimately, my philosophy is that the body knows how to heal—therapy is simply the practice of listening.
Therapeutic Approach
I believe in taking a client-centered approach to therapy, where I work collaboratively with clients to identify their goals and develop a personalized plan for treatment.
Clients who benefit most from my practices struggle with
- anxiety,
- depression,
- panic,
- somatic symptoms,
- feeling overwhelmed,
- not knowing who they are or what they want,
- feeling isolated,
- passionless,
- existentially challenged,
- lack of motivation,
- difficulty with boundaries,
- trauma,
- problems in relationships or at work,
- who have a hard time sticking to a plan.
It can be hard to identify exactly why a person feels like they need therapy, but getting started and showing up is the hardest part!
I have a passion for Somatic practices as a retired athlete. The body holds onto energy that we have a difficult time connecting to at times, so it is an amazing tool to use for therapy. Our body can also be a great way to expand positive experiences! Let’s create a relationship with the body to do it all.
I offer a variety of evidence-based therapeutic methods:
- Somatic Psychotherapy,
- Hakomi,
- Sensorimotor,
- Poly-vagal,
- CBT, DBT, ACT, and
- Attachment-informed practices.
- We also offer specialized services for Service Members, Veterans, children, and adolescents
- Allied with LGBTQ+ individuals and families.
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