Helping Helpers, Healers & Humans in Transition

Find Their Way Through

Mindfulness-Based Therapy and Support for Caregivers, Healthcare Professionals, Therapists, and Adults in Transition

Serving Maryland, DC & Virginia - Secure virtual sessions available.

As a caregiver, therapist, healthcare professional, or person in transition you hold so much for others—sometimes too much.

But who supports you when the weight becomes too much — or when you’re not even sure what you need?

At KWD Wellness, I offer compassionate, mindfulness-based therapy and practices for those who are burned out, grieving, or navigating life transitions. This is a place to pause, exhale, and gently come back to yourself.

Mindfulness here isn’t about pushing through or simply “calming down.” It’s a practice of presence — and when approached with care, it can support deep healing. My work is grounded in trauma-sensitive mindfulness that means we honor your nervous system, prioritize safety, and move at a pace that feels right for you.

This is mindfulness that meets you where you are — not where you think you’re supposed to be.

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Mindfulness-Based Support for Real-Life Healing

Tailored Therapy, Support and Supervision for Caregivers, Healthcare Professionals, Therapists & People in Transition

Burnout Therapy for Caregivers and Helpers

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Learn strategies to manage the emotional toll of caregiving, healthcare, or supporting others. Together, we’ll create a personalized therapy plan to help you reduce stress, prevent burnout, and reconnect with what fuels you.

Grief Support for Quiet and Complex Loss

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Whether you’re grieving a loved one, a patient, a pet, or a life you thought you’d have, therapy offers space to feel, process, and begin to heal. I provide compassionate support for losses that often go unseen or unspoken.

Trauma Recovery Rooted in Safety and Strength

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A trauma-informed approach that honors your pace, fosters empowerment, and supports your journey toward meaning, regulation, and reconnection with yourself and others.

Compassion Fatigue Therapy for Helpers & Healers

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You care deeply—but carrying others’ pain can take a toll. This therapy supports you in building boundaries, resilience, and self-compassion, so you can keep showing up without losing yourself.

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PLEASE KNOW THIS…

As long as you are breathing there is more right with you than there is wrong.

- Jon Kabat-Zinn

Hi, I’m Kristin (she/her)

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My mission is to create a safe, inclusive space where helpers, healers, and humans in transition can exhale and explore what’s weighing on their hearts. Whether you’re holding the grief of a patient loss, carrying the emotional labor of caregiving, or navigating a quiet identity shift in midlife, you don’t have to do it alone.

I specialize in working with therapists, healthcare professionals, caregivers, and women moving through grief, burnout, and life changes. My approach blends trauma-informed care with mindfulness-based practices, somatic awareness, and the grounding wisdom of nature.

Together, we’ll work gently but deeply—exploring patterns, clarifying boundaries, and discovering tools to regulate, reflect, and reconnect with your most centered self. I draw from evidence-based modalities like CBT, DBT, ACT, MBSR, and MBCT while always tailoring our sessions to honor your lived experience and pace.

You're the one people count on. I'm here to be someone you can count on, too.

  • Kristin has helped gently challenge me to think in directions that I had not previously explored. I appreciate her wide breadth of clinical knowledge, the energy she has to both teach and learn, and her experiences with an eclectic blend of treatment modalities.

    Tara - Past Social Work Supervisee

  • I appreciate Kristin's directness along with her calm and peaceful demeanor. She paid full attention to me and wasn't busy writing things down and asking questions.

    Kathy - Past client

  • Thank YOU - these sessions are invaluable. You have such a compassionate and lovely soul.

    J. - Past Mindfulness Session Attendee

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You are worthy of care. It’s time to reclaim joy, balance, and resilience.

If you’ve been carrying the weight for others, let this be the moment you choose yourself. Book a free 20-minute consultation and let’s talk about how therapy can help you move through grief, burnout, or transition—with compassion, clarity, and support.

I’d be honored to walk alongside you.