Kindred Spirit Counseling Services, PLLC

We Journey With You.

Kindred Spirit Counseling Services, PLLC ... We Journey With You ... Counseling for Individuals, Children, Adolescents, Teens, Adults, Couples, Partners, Family, LGBTQ+

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Kindred Spirit Counseling Services, PLLC ... We Journey With You ... Counseling for Individuals, Children, Adolescents, Teens, Adults, Couples, Partners, Family, LGBTQ+ ...

“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”

— Carl Jung

Our Services

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Individual Counseling for All Persons

Individual Counseling for all ages and backgrounds.

Discover integrative and dedicated therapy techniques that can help guide you through life's challenges. We are here to support your journey towards healing and to help challenge you to growth and prosper.

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LGBTQ+ Friendly & Affirming Care

We understand everyone has unique differences, and we celebrate you!

Experience compassionate, friendly, and affirming support that nurtures growth and fosters resilience. Our counseling approach is centered around understanding and uplifting your unique journey.

For established patients, we offer necessary professional letters of support and record summaries to appropriate providers for HRT services, Gender-Affirming Surgery, and more.

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a treatment designed to treat Borderline Personality Disorders and other presentations of emotional regulation issues.

DBT is a behavior therapy which core principles allow for improved cognitive and emotional functioning through mindfulness, cognitive reframing, and structured skills and strategies to manage ongoing and persistent psychological distress. Developing appropriate DBT skills can help offset the impact of significant issues including reactiveness, communication barriers, impaired relationships, and diminished sense of self, and can improve our reactiveness, communication skills, emotional regulation, and self-perspective.

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Internal Family Systems

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a therapeutic model which views the mind as a whole system, composed of various inner-parts (like inner critics, protectors, or wounded children) which is then led by a core "Self." This core self is often the person you present to others, but can be a mask to help shield your other, more vulnerable parts. The goal of IFS is self acceptance through compassionate understanding, embracing all inner parts as necessary to your whole system, to heal past trauma and achieve inner harmony while improving your sense-of-self.

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Couples and Partners Counseling

Our dedicated counselors are here to support you with compassion and expertise in a non-judgmental environment.

We offer confidential support all couples, partners, and lifestyles.

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Trauma-Focused CBT

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Trauma-Focused CBT) is an evidence-based therapy aimed at understanding and managing symptoms of trauma for children, adolescents, and families (as well as adults dealing with unprocessed childhood trauma), helping them process upsetting memories, change distorted beliefs, and learn coping skills to manage stress and trauma symptoms like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or complex PTSD (CPTSD), depression, and anxiety, often involving parents in treatment (for children and families) to build safety and confidence.

TFCBT combines cognitive-behavioral techniques (like relaxation, exposure) with family therapy principles, trauma-informed skills, and structure problem solving, focusing on skills training, cognitive processing, and gradual exposure to trauma-related thoughts and situations, and can involve creating a trauma narrative to process traumatic events, thoughts, and feelings, and creating coping skills to manage related psychological distress

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Mindfulness

Mindfulness is a technique which integrates present-moment, non-judgmental awareness into therapy, helping clients understand thoughts, feelings, and sensations without reacting automatically, reducing stress, improving emotional regulation, and fostering self-compassion.

This approach, often using techniques like meditation and breathing exercises, is effective for anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and trauma, promoting greater self-awareness and preventing escalation of issues by enabling earlier intervention, self-care, and being present in the moment.

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Family Counseling

Whatever your family looks like, we are here for you!

Let’s work together to discover new communication skills, learn how to embrace our strengths, and incorporate proven techniques to help your family work together toward a common goal.

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Medication Management

Psychiatric medication management at your fingertips.

For many individuals, a combination therapeutic approach of appropriate psychiatric medical care, paired with mental health therapy, can be the best approach to truly manage your mental health needs.

Our seasoned psychiatric nurse practitioner will be able to address all your thoughts, questions, or concerns about starting, stopping, changing, or maintaining appropriate medication management to suite your specific needs.

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Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)

AEDP is a transformative, emotionally-focused, attachment-based therapy that helps people heal by deeply experiencing and processing difficult emotions in a safe, trusting, therapeutic environment. AEDP emphasizing deep emotional processing, resilience, and positive neuroplasticity in a safe, attuned client-counselor relationship where the therapist guides the client to process overwhelming emotions in the moment, move through defenses, and access core feelings, transforming suffering and surviving into experiencing something new.

By processing these deep-routed emotions in a therapeutic setting, clients can essentially undo negative feelings like aloneness, failure, and emptiness by deeply experiencing and processing difficult emotions in a safe way, and building new patterns of connection and vitality, focusing on inherent resilience, celebrating small moments of positive change, and accessing inner resources for lasting emotional transformation, especially for CPTSD, attachment issues, and emotional distress

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Expressive Arts Therapy

Expressive Arts Therapy is a multimodal psychotherapy approach for all ages! It uses various creative arts—like visual arts, music and dance, drama, writing, tangible activities, and more —to facilitate emotional growth, self-discovery, and healing, especially for those who struggle to articulate feelings verbally.

Expressive Arts Therapy focuses on the process of creative expression, not artistic skill, integrating different art forms to access deeper emotions, promote personal growth, and help individuals overcome internal struggles, trauma, and mental health challenges like anxiety or depression, and can hep with self-expression, communication, and understanding for those who are neurodivergent and struggle with self-reflection or traditional forms of communication.

“When writing the story of your life, don’t let anyone else hold the pen.”

— Harley Davidson

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Play-Informed Therapy

Children may not be able to process their own emotions or articulate problems to parents or other adults. “Play is your child’s most natural form of expression”— Virginia Axline. Therefore, Play Therapy allows them to communicate through play, exploration, and expression, to be able to connect with their innermost feelings and express them in a safe way.

"Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning" — Fred Rogers. Through play, we allow children to learn, and we are also able to learn from them how they perceive their own world.

Meet the Team

Carolyn Kindred, LCMHC, NCC

CLINICAL DIRECTOR

I have been in the counseling field for two years, and have spent over a decade as an educator & daycare director. I'm a mom of a teen daughter with level 3 non-verbal autism, and I myself am neurodivergent and on my own mental health journey.
I am a proud part of the LGBTQ+ Poly/Kink community and support all our unique differences that make us who we are! I offer couples and multi-partners counseling and support all genders, sexual identities, and presentations. I proudly offer gender-affirming care and medical letters of support!
I have chronic illness and autoimmune conditions and experience with navigating the mental, physical and emotional toll this can take on oneself and one’s family.
I am trained in Trauma-Focused CBT, Grief Counseling, Anxiety, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Mindfulness, Play-Informed Therapy, Sand-Tray, Expressive Arts Therapy, and Gender-Affirming Care as an LGBTQ Affirming Practices Specialist.
I have experience working with those affected by childhood trauma, abuse and domestic violence, and sexual trauma. I also have experience with the foster-care system, single-parent households & blended families.
Dr. Adrienne Monroe, LCSWS

CLINICAL SUPERVISOR

I am a licensed psychotherapist and seasoned clinical supervisor with vast experience providing outpatient therapy to individuals having serious, profound mental illness, as well as those just dealing with behavioral, emotional, and/or life challenges
As a clinical supervisor and compassionate provider, I provide my wealth of experience, wisdom, and encouragement while collaborating with our clinicians to provide you the utmost level of care.
Dr. Heather Cynowa, NP, APRN, RN, DNP, PMHNP-BC

PSYCHIATRIC & MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER

Have you ever felt alone, defeated, down, or anxious? Know that you are NOT alone! We have all had these moments, including me. I am Dr. Heather Cynowa, a dual Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner in Family Practice and Psychiatric Mental Health Care. I am passionate about people and their care and want to see them taken care of and receive the care they so richly deserve. I have experience in treating mental health issues and addiction-related challenges, helping to navigate the right therapy for them. I see clients throughout their lifespans. In addition to medication management and therapy specialized to you, the individual's needs are essential to holistic care. You are a person first and a client second. I aim to break the stigma and offer clients a safe place to verbalize their needs and receive support in a non-judgmental environment. You drive your care, and I am here to assist you.
Gary Alston, LCSWA

CLINICAL THERAPIST

Hello, my name is Gary Alston, and I am an LCSW-A therapist specializing in gender affirmation therapy, trauma-focused care, psychotherapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I work with children, adolescents, and adults, providing a safe, supportive, and affirming environment for individuals to explore their identities, heal from past experiences, and build healthier coping skills.
As a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, I bring both personal understanding and professional expertise to my work. I recognize the unique challenges, discrimination, and trauma that can come with living authentically, and I am committed to helping clients navigate those experiences with resilience and empowerment.
In addition to my clinical practice, I am also a life coach, supporting individuals in setting meaningful goals, creating balance, and moving toward personal growth and success. My approach blends evidence-based practices with compassion, empowerment, and a deep respect for each client’s unique journey.
Whether you are navigating identity, processing trauma, managing emotions, or seeking direction in life, I am here to walk alongside you with guidance, understanding, and tools for lasting change.
Kendra Bennion, LMFTA

CLINICAL THERAPIST
If you’re seeking a therapist who values collaboration, can hold both strength and softness, and will accept you fully while encouraging your growth, then I'd be honored to support you on your journey. My intention is to create a space where you feel safe, respected, and empowered to explore who you are. My approach is rooted in mutual respect, curiosity, and compassion. I believe therapy is a collaborative process, where you remain the expert of your own life, and I’m here to support you in achieving your goals with both encouragement and gentle challenging when needed.
I’m especially passionate about helping people navigate trauma, identity exploration, spiritual questioning, and other difficult or uncomfortable life experiences. My role is to offer a nonjudgmental space where you can process, express, and grow.
I advocate for your needs and honor your truth—walking with you through life’s hardest moments and celebrating your breakthroughs. Together, we can create the life you desire that is grounded in intention, healing, and self-trust.
Eyram Bossiade, MSW, LCSWA

CLINICAL THERAPIST
Hello! I am Eyram Bossiade (pronouns: he/him), a passionate clinical therapist dedicated to providing affirming care, helping you navigate challenges, and supporting your goals. I have experience working with diverse populations including children, teens, adults, families, and groups within outpatient, community, and private practice settings. I am enthusiastic about forming connections with new clients and collaborating with community providers and healthcare professionals to help address your needs.
I have extensive experience and specializations in trauma-informed care, integrated and complex health management, neurodivergence, and intellectual and developmental disorders and disabilities. I utilize evidence-based models including dialectical behavior therapy, family systems, motivational interviewing, and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy along with other training to provide compassionate assistance.
I am committed and privileged to offer flexible and accessible care throughout your therapy journey. If you are interested in exploring therapeutic approaches I am less familiar with, I am happy to learn alongside you and incorporate new strategies into your goals or treatment planning as needed. Each of us is unique and I strive to respect and honor any differences to foster the therapeutic process and ensure that you feel affirmed and empowered in your mind, body, and identity.
Britt Kartes, LCMHCA, NCC

CLINICAL THERAPIST
Hello, I’m Britt Kartes (they/them), a clinical mental health therapist supporting adolescents and adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, identity exploration, and life transitions. Therapy with me is collaborative, paced at your comfort level, and grounded in warmth, honesty, and gentle curiosity.
I specialize in working with LGBTQ+ clients and provide affirming care that honors your identities, relationships, and lived experiences, including the impact of navigating a world that is not always welcoming to queer and gender-diverse people. I am also fluent in American Sign Language and have experience supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing clients, as well as individuals with multiple marginalized identities.
Coming from a military family, I am familiar with the cultural nuances, transitions, and stressors that can impact service members and their loved ones. I offer supportive, trauma-informed care to military-connected individuals and families, with an understanding of how military life can intersect with identity, relationships, and mental health.
My work integrates evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), attachment-focused therapy, somatic practices, skills-building, and trauma-informed care, all tailored to your unique needs and goals. I especially enjoy working with people who are new to therapy, exploring family dynamics, or seeking to build more sustainable and compassionate coping strategies.
It is a privilege to walk alongside you as you move through healing, growth, and self-discovery. My hope is that you leave sessions feeling more grounded, understood, and empowered to continue your work beyond the therapy space.
Brett Kindred

EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR
Hyper-focused and technically driven, I aim to improve organizational efficiency, streamlining operations, and enhancing productivity. Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a proven ability to manage business office functions, I provide executive-level support, and help to make sure the day to day operations at Kindred Spirit Counseling Services, PLLC run smoothly and successfully.
Rebecca Radachovsky

BILLING & CREDENTIALING SPECIALIST
I provide premier business support services, including insurance credentialing and full-service billing with professional care.