Kristen Carstensen(She/Her/Hers)

Kristen Carstensen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with individuals, couples, and families navigating a range of emotional and relational challenges. She supports clients experiencing depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, communication breakdowns, identity shifts, and patterns of ongoing conflict. With a systems-oriented lens, Kristen helps clients explore how their relationships, environment, and personal history influence their current experience—and how meaningful change can emerge from that awareness. Kristen creates space for growth, emotional safety, and forward movement.

Grounded in Narrative Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy, Kristen works collaboratively with clients to identify strengths, clarify values, and rewrite limiting beliefs. She believes change is most effective when clients feel seen and supported in ways that honor their lived realities. Emphasizing the connection between mind, body, and emotions, she helps clients explore how shifting one part of their life can create ripple effects across others.

Clients often describe Kristen as real, engaging, and easy to connect with. She shows up authentically in session and invites clients to do the same, creating a space built on trust, mutual respect, and practical skill-building. Her approach combines compassion with directness, allowing clients to move toward clarity, healing, and greater alignment.

With a strong foundation in systems theory and ongoing clinical training, Kristen brings insight into intergenerational and cultural dynamics that shape individual and family functioning. She integrates this awareness into every session—whether working with one person or an entire family system.

Kristen offers both in-person and telehealth sessions. Her office is located in Happy Valley, Oregon, and she provides remote therapy throughout the state. She is currently accepting new clients and offers flexible scheduling to support a wide range of needs.