THERAPIST

Kristina Stone, LCSW

Kristina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Virginia. She received her BS in psychology from George Mason University in 2006 and subsequently worked with at risk-youth as an intensive in-home and community counselor. She also has experience working in protective services and medical social work, as well as community outreach to address substance abuse among youth and sexual assault in the community. Kristina went on to receive her Masters in Social Work with a focus in military social work and veteran services from the University of Southern California in 2016. Throughout her internship and post graduate clinical residency, she worked in a private practice providing individual, group, and family therapy to adolescents and adults; her clinical areas of focus include anxiety, depression, substance abuse and addiction, physical and sexual abuse, trauma, stress management, and family conflict. 

Kristina operates primarily from a Systems and Cognitive Behavioral perspective and acknowledges trying to balance work, family and social lives, the individual self, the past and present, and all the events that occur within and between those spheres can lead us to a state of overwhelm and stress overload that we are sometimes not equipped to manage on our own. Though some life events are joyous and ones we have worked hard to achieve, they can still disrupt our established system of stability and balance. Kristina offers time and a supportive and collaborative space for you to freely and openly discuss your challenges, needs, and strengths so that an individualized plan can be developed to reduce stress and conflict, address traumatic events, and heal what has been preventing continued growth, development, and life satisfaction.