Kristin Baron, LMFT

Saw her for a year. She helped me get through a rough patch, dealing with abandonment issues and broken heart. But then suddenly abandoned me. No response to communication. Made me lose faith in humanity, and trust people even less. Self esteem is in the toilet.

I saw Kristin for a number of months while I was working through some difficult personal issues is my life. She was recommended by a close friend and proved to be someone with whom I had an exceptionally wonderful connection and who provided invaluable counsel. I felt immediately comfortable with her and it was easy to open up about my issues in the safe, relaxed, and accepting environment that she created. Kristin has a warm and gentle demeanor, listened closely to what I was sharing, and asked questions that helped me to see situations and feelings from a different perspective. From time to time she would also tell me about her about own personal challenges and experiences and I found that this openness added a personal element that I had never experienced with any therapist I had previously worked with. Rather than feeling like a clinical setting my meetings with Kristin were always characterized by an atmosphere of empathy, compassion, and friendship. The visualization exercises that she guided me through were incredibly cathartic and consistently helped me come to a deeper awareness of my feelings of sadness, despair, and confusion. They allowed me to tune down my mental filter and experience these feelings rather than trying to figure them out or explain them. In doing so I often found that the negative sensations were transformed into something more peaceful, an acceptance and recognition of my struggles as a small and temporary part of my life rather than a defining feature of who I am. My interactions and exchanges with Kristin were a tremendous catalyst for my emotional healing and helped me develop techniques to more effectively anticipate, recognize, and cope with personal adversity. Kristin is a very skilled and effective therapist and simply a wonderful human being… I cannot recommend her highly enough.

I had therapy with Kristin Baron off and on over the course of about three years. Kristin created a warm and safe space for me, within which I felt comfortable examining myself and my issues. She was able to gently guide me in listening to my own wisdom, and to recognize the textures and depth of my feelings. Kristin was also able to bring me into my body during our sessions by guiding me in verbal exercises (after making sure I was comfortable with engaging in them, of course!) — these exercises helped me to recognize the physical manifestations of the emotional states in my body. For me, coming into this state of presence or awareness was really helpful in my process of healing. While I know each person will have a unique experience with Kristin as a therapist, I am certain they will, in the least, feel comforted by her empathy and her warmth. I highly recommend her.