Kristen Grimes, Masters level intern
Kristen is passionate about working with clients to help them grasp their value and worth and to help them see just how beautiful life can be even when hope is lost. She strives to be encouraging, vulnerable, and respectful to each client and hopes to be a safe space to bring in peace, comfort, and understanding.
Kristen is in the process of earning her Master’s Degree at Lipscomb University’s Marriage and Family Therapy Program and completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Family Science at Lipscomb University as well. She has experience working with eating disorders, postpartum, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and adjustment/life transition issues.
She is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, completed an internship at Ready Nest Counseling Nashville, and has experience in the Inpatient and Intensive Outpatient clinic at The Renfrew Center in Atlanta. She feels honored to work with Anchored Counseling and the amazing team to work together to create a haven for each client. Kristen aims to help improve clients self-confidence, body image, self-worth and to find freedom. She focusses on using various treatment approaches, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Family Based Treatment (FBT). Kristen has experience of her own in eating disorder recovery and applies her personal experiences to promote hope and optimism towards full recovery and healing. Outside of therapy, Kristen loves going to concerts, walks at Radnor, exploring Nashville, and spending quality time with her friends and family.
“Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.”
– Proverbs 11:14
Kristen is in the process of earning her Master’s Degree at Lipscomb University’s Marriage and Family Therapy Program and completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Family Science at Lipscomb University as well. She has experience working with eating disorders, postpartum, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and adjustment/life transition issues.
She is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, completed an internship at Ready Nest Counseling Nashville, and has experience in the Inpatient and Intensive Outpatient clinic at The Renfrew Center in Atlanta. She feels honored to work with Anchored Counseling and the amazing team to work together to create a haven for each client. Kristen aims to help improve clients self-confidence, body image, self-worth and to find freedom. She focusses on using various treatment approaches, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Family Based Treatment (FBT). Kristen has experience of her own in eating disorder recovery and applies her personal experiences to promote hope and optimism towards full recovery and healing. Outside of therapy, Kristen loves going to concerts, walks at Radnor, exploring Nashville, and spending quality time with her friends and family.
“Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.”
– Proverbs 11:14