Kris Fant, LMHC, LPC, NCC, Assistant Clinical Director

My name is Kris, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the states of Oregon and Washington.  Helping people find their best selves has been a lifelong passion, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work in the counseling field since 2009.  My professional experience includes individuals who have experienced trauma,  individuals managing complex medical conditions, chronic pain, or traumatic brain injury as well as individuals in the justice system.  I primarily work with adult individuals, couples, and groups.  I also enjoy working with therapists seeking their own therapy, and leaders who are striving to bring their best self to their leadership roles.

Treatment Orientations

Starting a therapy journey can bring up a multitude of feelings. As your therapist, I strive to create a warm, authentic, and non-judgmental environment for healing. In this therapeutic space, we explore the concerns that brought you to therapy, as well as your strengths and what is going well.  I view therapy as a collaborative process in which you are the expert in your own life, and I am able to reflect an outside perspective to help you see yourself in new ways, to explore the ways in which you may feel stuck or trapped, to help illuminate new pathways, and to provide skills and strategies you might not have yet explored.  In this process, we will discover multiple ways in which your life may unfold, and empower you to choose which path to take.

Toward this end, I utilize an eclectic approach, grounded in relational and attachment theories.  The techniques I use incorporate body, mind, and spirit, and include well-researched modalities including EMDR (certified), Mindfulness, Internal Family Systems (informed), Expressive Arts, Somatic Therapy, ACT, HRV Biofeedback, Trauma Informed Movement, and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.

I provide individual therapy to teenagers and adults who may be experiencing challenges with

  • Symptoms related to traumatic events

  • Adjustment to life changes

  • Grief and loss

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Complex and undefined medical conditions

  • Persistent (chronic) pain

  • Post-concussive symptoms 

  • Relationship dissatisfaction or change of relationship status

  • Work Injuries

  • Executive, Professional, and Leadership Growth

  • Self-esteem and negative self-image

  • LGBTQIA+

  • Kink-aware and Poly Affirmative therapy

  • Body Image Disturbance

Education

Argosy University, Seattle WA, 2009 MA Counseling Psychology

Gonzaga University, Spokane WA, 1996 BA Psychology

Oregon LPC C3614

Washington LMHC LH60323715

Pronouns: she/her/hers

I welcome ALL races, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions, abilities, ethnicities, bodies and people without judgment.