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Dr. kRISTYN NECKLES

Welcome to Resilience in Becoming Wellness Center. I have built my practice on the idea that we all are in the state of becoming. My goal is to help you on your journey to be clear who you want to be and how you want to show up in your relationships. My role in the therapeutic process is to guide and support you and honor your values and beliefs. I believe that value-based action is the key to the change you want to see in your life.

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MY core values

OUR SESSIONS WILL lead with

Equality

Our sessions will always be lead with the idea that we are equal human beings united in seeing each other’s worth and the human experience.

Collaboration

I work closely with clients to form an alliance by actively listening and seeking to understand their perspective. I believe the client is the expert in their life and do not impose my own beliefs or values.

Personalized Treatment & Goals

Our working relationship will be based on the mutual goal of finding solutions to the problems presented in therapy and working to establish pathways to achieve these goals. Our initial sessions will be dedicated to assessing your current mental health and creating a personalized plan to fit your unique needs and goals.

My Story

As an immigrant and someone who holds multiple marginalized identities, my work with clients is also strongly led by considering the intersectionality of my client’s identity with specific consideration of marginalized identities with value placed on the clients culture. These variables are important considerations to me because factors, such as gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, religion, and ability play significant roles into the context of a client’s mental health, and relational or personal issues.

As a person who has worked through many life’s challenges and as a professional, I value the concept of resilience. Not the concept of resilience that we must do but rather and better said by the author Karen Reivich,

“Resilience is not all or nothing. It comes in amounts. You can be a little resilient in some situations but not others. And, no matter what how resilient you are today, you can become more resilient tomorrow”

Believing in this concept of resilience as described above, I have connected with the West African symbol called “AYA” which represents endurance and resourcefulness which symbolizes resilience. It is the premise of my work and I believe that we are all capable of executing this in our lives.


my motto

“COURAGE DOESN’T ALWAYS ROAR. SOMETIMES COURAGE IS THE QUIET VOICE AT THE END OF THE DAY SAYING ‘I WILL TRY AGAIN TOMORROW’.”

- MARY ANNE RADMACHER

My Approach to Therapy

Healing for the dismissed & unseen

As a marginalized person myself, I recognize how important it is for people to have access to healing with people that may look and sound like them in ways that may feel familiar.

Specially, I specialize in working ethnically diverse persons who may be struggling with cultural and racial stressors, LGBTQ+ persons, those struggling with anxiety or depression, relationship challenges, and couples counseling.

The therapy space

You may wonder how does the guiding principles and values of my work show up in therapy space? Clients have described me as genuine, non-judgmental, having a great sense of humor, positive energy, very relatable and a competent therapist that has helped them effect change and engage more authentically in their lives. Clients often reference the ease in which they feel safe and seen in sessions and note value in my down to earth approach to therapy which creates a safe space to be vulnerable and forthcoming to the nature of their concerns.

DEGREES & AWARDS

  • Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, Carlos Albizu University (APA accredited program) Miami, Florida

  • M.A. in Psychology, Carlos Albizu University (APA accredited program) Miami, Florida

  • Licensed in Ohio

  • M.A. in Organizational Management and Leadership Springfield College, Boston, Massachusetts

  • B.A. Business Administration, Barry University, Miami, Florida

  • Received the 2021 Transforming Care Award, from Equtias Health Institute (October 15th 2021) for “work related to being a mental health provider who has helped community members overcome racial, economic, ability, and/or language barriers to care and provided radically inclusive LGBTQ+ or HIV/AIDS healthcare”.

  • In addition to my clinical work I am the chair of the Ohio Psychological Association Diversity Committee (2020- current)

offered Services

In-Person & Online Therapy for Your Convenience

Fees

  • It’s Free! Click Here to Book.

  • $200(50-minutes)

  • $300 (75 minutes)

  • These services are uniquely designed and cost are determined post consultation.

  • I currently do not accept health insurance at this time.

    Please understand just because I do not accept your insurance, this does not mean we won’t be able to work together. Please contact your insurance provider with the phone number on your insurance card and inquire about “out of network benefits” and they will be able to inform you about what, if any, portion of services may be reimbursed depending on your plan/deductible. You will be responsible for the full fee at the time of service.

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Resilence in becoming

I believe there is a resilience that is created on your journey to becoming who you want to be. I am here to support that journey and stand shoulder to shoulder with you.

Let’s Get Started on the Journey to Becoming

other services

Curious about individual counseling, partnership/couples therapy, or consulting? Follow the links or send me a message.

contact me

If you want to reach out to me or have questions about services I offer just follow the area and shoot me an email.