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Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT, is a therapist in private practice in El Paso, TX. She specializes in the treatment of post-traumatic stress and anxiety disorders, using evidence-based therapies including play therapy. She has worked in the psychiatric hospital, non-profit agency, and private practice settings over the past nine years. Kristin has conducted mental health presentations at the local, regional, and national levels, and has been published multiple times by the Association for Play Therapy.

A female therapist talks with a young female client to explain what is emotional literacy.

What Is Emotional Literacy?

If you’re seeking information on emotional literacy, this article answers the question “What is emotional literacy?” and includes emotional literacy … Continued

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A female therapist stands and uses group therapy icebreaker questions with her therapy group of four adults

Group Therapy Icebreakers

Looking for mental health icebreaker questions? These group therapy icebreakers include group therapy icebreakers for adults and adolescents. Despite its … Continued

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Four adults in group therapy embrace as they watch the sunset together as part of a group therapy activity

Group Therapy Activities for Adults

When your caseload is too high and your clients could benefit from camaraderie built on shared experiences, you may want … Continued

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT
A therapy group for children and adolescents is led in group therapy activities for kids and teens.

Group Therapy Activities for Kids and Teens

Whether a child struggles to focus in class or needs to improve their social skills, group therapy activities for kids … Continued

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT
A therapist uses activities for group counseling in their practice, facilitating an adult counseling group.

Activities for Group Counseling

Group counseling can be an excellent way to diversify your therapy private practice. Meet with multiple clients, seeking treatment for … Continued

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT
A therapist and her client are face to face, in a therapy session. The therapist is utilizing a technique found in this list of therapeutic interventions.

List of Therapeutic Interventions

A key component of mental healthcare is using and being familiar with the list of therapeutic interventions that can help … Continued

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT
A therapist recognizes the purpose of SOAP notes and makes use of this standard note-taking format in her practice. The therapist is using her laptop to write out SOAP notes.

What’s the Purpose of SOAP Notes?

Wondering about the purpose of SOAP notes? Essentially, the purpose of SOAP notes is to provide an easy-to-remember formula for … Continued

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT
A client closes his eyes and looks up, practicing a a breathing exercise, found in this coping skills worksheets for adults.

Coping Skills Worksheets for Adults

Therapists use a variety of tools—including worksheets—to facilitate client healing. The coping skills worksheets for adults provided in this article … Continued

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT
Two men sit on tree stumps next to a lake during the sunset, illustrating narrative therapy techniques

Narrative Therapy Techniques

Many clients in therapy share narratives they’ve constructed about themselves—including their behaviors, character, or experiences—that speak to static unhelpful beliefs. … Continued

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT
Clients sit in a circle next to therapist who's implementing group therapy room design best practices

Group Therapy Room Design

Group therapy room design can greatly add to the ambiance you’re trying to evoke during a group therapy session. In … Continued

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT
A female therapy client paints using multiple colors on an easel as an art therapy activity for anxiety and PTSD

Art Therapy Activities PDF for Anxiety and PTSD

Art therapy can promote engagement in clients resistant to traditional therapy interventions. This art therapy activities PDF list includes art … Continued

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT
A joyful teenager sits on their bed watercolor painting. An example of art therapy activities for teenagers.

Art Therapy Activities for Teenagers

There are many benefits of art therapy for mental health. Importantly, art therapy activities for teenagers provide teen clients a … Continued

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT
Male counselor discussess counseling confidentiality with a client during a session

Explaining Counseling Confidentiality to Clients

Counselors are professional secret keepers, meaning we are both ethically and legally bound to maintain confidentiality in counseling.  This means … Continued

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT
A female therapist with her adolescent client, writing a pediatric SOAP note on a tablet.

Pediatric SOAP Notes

If you’re working in the field of pediatric behavioral health and looking for information on pediatric SOAP notes, including pediatric … Continued

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT
Female child plays with toys in a play therapy room that was designed specifically for play therapy sessions using these guidelines and tips.

How to Create a Play Therapy Room

A play therapy room and a kid’s playroom may sound like they’re the same thing, however they’re actually quite different.  … Continued

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT
A child therapy client is using blocks in a play therapy session with a female therapist

What Is Play Therapy and How Does It Work?

When I began my counseling internship, I found myself stumped when it came to working with children. The techniques I’d … Continued

Kristin Trick, LPC-S, RPT
A child therapy client talks to her therapist.

5 Benefits to Working With Child Therapy Clients

When I was a new therapist starting out in my practice, I had zero interest in working with child therapy … Continued

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