Kristen Catlin

Kristen Catlin, LICSW (she/her), is a licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration Therapist, and a Recovery Coach. Kristen brings a wealth of personal experience and authenticity that a formal education cannot teach. She has an established reputation for providing culturally affirming, client-centered and strengths-based supports. Kristen understands the ways intersectional identities impact people’s lives and is a staunch advocate for de-stigmatizing mental health; non-heteronormative/mononormative relationships; substance abuse and Neurodiversity. She is a PT Graduate School Professor, trainer, clinical supervisor and a consultant. Kristen identifies as a member of the LGBTQIA community, is in Recovery and is Neurodivergent (AuDHD). Kristen engages and supports clients throughout their therapy journey with an Integrative/Multi-Modality approach, to better cater the supports and interventions to the client-specific needs, working from a “What matters to you?” vs a “What is the matter with you?” standpoint. Integrative/Relational in style. Specialize in ND-Affirming adult autism assessments, using the MIGDAS-2 and various other social-model based tools. ADHD assessments also available. ENM/CNM/Polyamory folx welcome! Versed in numerous modalities, including Motivational Interviewing (MI); Polyvagal; EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique); Mindfulness, and Holistic-type approaches that incorporate the Whole You! Kristen is a Foundational Member of the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association (APPA), and an Associate Member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). If you would like to explore the possibility of working with me to obtain an autism and/or ADHD diagnosis; and/or other types of therapy, please e-mail me at Kcatlinconsulting@outlook.com to discuss eligibility and next steps. Incorporation of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Clinical Work Kristen works from the social model of disability justice and from the ND Paradigm. She is a strong advocate for all human rights, and works on decolonizing her practice on an ongoing basis. She works from a critical-race, feminist and indiginous perspective. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We acknowledge we are on the ancestral lands of Indigenous Peoples from time immemorial. Indigenous Peoples had and continue to have extended networks of relatives that include human and nonhuman life as well as the seen and the unseen across unique geopolitical spaces. Through treaty, executive order, or statute, settlers of this continent appropriated land and resources at the expense of Indigenous peoples and the natural world. We recognize these Peoples, our ancestors and elders who suffered forced removal, relocation, and genocide to accommodate others in the name of progress. Today, Indigenous resistance, sovereignty, and resiliency have sustained this country's 567 federally recognized and 63 state-recognized American Indian/Native American/Alaska Native/Indigenous tribes living on tribal territories, rural, or urban areas. I live in the Boston/Quincy area. . This land is the territory of the Massachusetts Nation and their neighbors the Wampanoag and Nipmuc Peoples, who have stewarded this land for hundreds of generations. Today, Boston is home to thousands of Indigenous people from across Turtle Island, and we are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work here. With humility, we recognize and respect all Indigenous Peoples, their histories, and their ties to the land (Council on Social Work Education, Commission for Diversity and Social and Economic Justice, 2020). FOR PROFESSIONALS LOOKING TO ADD AFFIRMING AUTISM AND ADHD ASSESSMENTS TO YOUR REPETOIRE, I OFFER 1-1 TRAININGS ON THIS. CONTACT ME AS ABOVE FOR DETAILS.