Raising Consciousness Counseling

Limited openings for new telehealth clients in California

How I Work

I’m Krissella, a California-based psychotherapist providing relational, trauma-informed therapy for individuals, couples, and families seeking depth, clarity, and meaningful change.

My approach is relational, intuitive, and clinically grounded. I’m not a one-size-fits-all therapist, and I don’t believe therapy should be rushed, overly rigid, or tied to arbitrary endpoints. Some clients come for support in a specific season; others stay and walk through multiple chapters of life with me. Both are welcome.

I tend to work well with people who have often felt “too much,” too complex, too sensitive, or difficult to fully understand in traditional spaces. Many of my clients are thoughtful, emotionally aware people carrying anxiety, trauma, identity questions, relational pain, or the exhaustion of adapting for too long.

My style is warm, direct, reflective, and collaborative. I draw from approaches such as EMDR, Internal Family Systems–informed work, somatic practices, ACT, and mindfulness-based interventions, tailoring the work to the person rather than forcing the person into a model.

At the heart of my practice is a simple belief: healing is often less about becoming someone new, and more about recovering the parts of yourself that had to go quiet in order to survive.

Who I Work With

I specialize in supporting adults, couples, adolescents, and families navigating trauma, anxiety, neurodivergence, identity exploration, attachment wounds, grief, burnout, and major life transitions.

Many people come to therapy because something isn’t working, even if it’s hard to name. Relationships feel strained. Your nervous system feels overloaded. Life may look functional on the outside, while internally something feels unsettled. Therapy can be a place to understand that, not just manage it.

My work integrates trauma-informed psychotherapy with relational depth and nervous system awareness. Depending on the client, this may include EMDR, somatic work, Internal Family Systems–informed interventions, mindfulness-based approaches, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

Clients often come to me for support with:

• Complex trauma and nervous system overwhelm

• ADHD, autism, masking, and neurodivergent identity

• Relationship struggles and attachment wounds

• Spiritual disconnection or existential questioning

• Life transitions, burnout, and identity shifts

• Couples seeking repair, clarity, or deeper connection

My clinical background includes private practice, family services, school-based work, and adolescent residential treatment, where I supported youth and families navigating developmental, emotional, and behavioral challenges.

I bring both formal training and lived experience into the room. Clients often tell me they appreciate a therapy relationship that feels grounded, thoughtful, and deeply human—where complexity is welcomed, not pathologized.

I don’t view therapy as fixing people. I see it as helping people understand themselves more fully, loosen patterns that no longer serve them, and move toward a life that feels more aligned.

If you are looking for a therapist who brings warmth, honesty, and clinical depth, I’d be honored to support your process.

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