Virtual and In-person therapy for women in Wisconsin
Healing Begins with Courage
Holistic Mental Health Support for PTSD, anxiety, relational problems, and spiritual wounding
You’ve always been the one who shows up for everyone else. But lately? You’re exhausted in a way that rest doesn’t fix.
While you smile on the outside, inside you’re carrying a heavy weight that begs to be lifted.
If this is you— you’re in the right place.
Support for your healing journey
Whether you're navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, or a major life transition, individual therapy offers a safe, steady space to explore what’s really going on beneath the surface.
This is for the capable, reflective woman who’s always been the strong one — but now feels:
Disconnected from herself
Emotionally drained, numb, exhausted, or overwhelmed
Stuck in cycles she can’t name or fix
Like she’s quietly falling apart inside
Together, we’ll explore the roots of your past that are shaping your present pain, so you can begin to move through it and live with greater freedom. Freedom and peace are possible!
Limited insurance coverage and reduced rate slots available. Varied Session Length Available (55, 90, 120 minutes to promote healing for the deep thinker and processor).
Shame begins to loosen its grip when we speak our stories aloud.
Mental health research shows true healing happens most fully within safe, supportive relationships. That’s why Courageous Healing offers group therapy—a powerful space to grow alongside others who understand you. Virtual groups provide a healing experience through honest reflection and connection.
Each group is thoughtfully facilitated to address your unique needs, combining psychoeducation, real conversation, and trauma-informed practices. You’ll learn new tools, hear relatable stories, and experience the power of showing up as you are—in a safe, supportive, and sacred space.
Group therapy reminds you that your story matters here.
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Therapy Intensives are extended, customized sessions (ranging from a half day to 2 days) designed for those who crave depth, intentionality, and uninterrupted space to gently explore what’s been keeping them stuck. Most clients choose this format for focused trauma healing—work best done outside the rush of weekly sessions or fragmented conversations.
This approach is especially supportive for those recovering from trauma—whether rooted in neglect, abuse, betrayal, or recent acute experiences. It's designed for reflective thinkers and those in survival mode, often holding everything together for others while quietly unraveling inside. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, carrying more than you can name, or sensing there’s deeper work to be done, an intensive offers a spacious, unhurried environment where healing can unfold without pressure.
This might be the focused, restorative step you've been needing to finally begin your deeper healing.
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Hey, I’m Kristen
You’ve done the hard work of holding it all together — for everyone else.
Maybe you were the sensitive one, the responsible one, the one who learned early how to keep the peace and disappear when things got hard. You’ve spent your life caring for others — but inside, you’re tired, disconnected, and wondering if anyone truly sees you.
I’m Kristen Humiston — an Advanced Practice Social Worker (APSW), Certified Trauma Professional, Certified Brainspotting Practitioner, and EMDR-trained clinical therapist. I specialize in helping deep-thinking, high-functioning, people-pleasing women heal from trauma, anxiety, grief, and spiritual harm with a compassionate, whole-person approach.
With a background in Christian ministry and extensive experience walking alongside others in pain, I offer a space that’s grounded, safe, and centered on your healing at your pace and in your way— a place where your story can finally be spoken, honored, and healed.
You were never meant to carry it all . Let’s unpack this together so you can begin to live free, and flourish.
What are your specialities?
Not every therapist is the same. Finding a “good fit” is worth the time.
You may not yet have the words for what’s bothering you—just a sense that something isn’t right. Maybe it’s the constant overthinking. The bone-deep exhaustion. The tears that come out of nowhere. Or the way your body tenses, even when nothing’s technically wrong. You’re showing up in life, but underneath, it feels like you’re unraveling—anxious, shut down, or just not yourself.
I specialize in trauma therapy that goes beyond symptom management to explore the “why” beneath what you’re feeling—and to help you begin healing from the inside out. Whether you’re navigating the impact of childhood emotional neglect, a high-demand faith system, burnout from caregiving, or unprocessed grief or loss, we’ll gently uncover what’s been buried and begin building something new.
Not sure where to begin? That’s okay. Explore my site, look over the areas I specialize in, and reach out with any questions. Whether we work together or I help you find another good fit, I want you to feel supported as you take the next right step toward healing.
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“Trauma” encompasses many things coming from any experience, or repeated experiences, that have left your mind and body overwhelmed, terrified, without voice, and without choice.
Whether your trauma happened in childhood or whether it happened last week, the effects in your life can be the same - shut down, difficulty sleeping and concentrating, lack of motivation, and tendency to avoid certain people, places, sounds, or sensations.You don’t have more time to keep being stuck. Working with a skilled therapist is essential to working through whatever trauma has impacted you. Don’t let your past steal one more day of your present - let’s chat!
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Anxiety is a common experience that often shows up as racing thoughts, tightness in the chest, irritability, restlessness, or the feeling that you're never doing enough. But anxiety isn’t just a problem to fix—it’s often a signal.
Together, we’ll gently explore what your body and mind have learned to fear, protect, or anticipate. We’ll work on both calming your nervous system and understanding the deeper roots of your overwhelm.
You’ll learn practical tools to find rest again—not just at night, but in your relationships, faith, and everyday life.
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Depression doesn’t always look like staying in bed all day. Sometimes it looks like holding everything together on the outside while feeling numb, disconnected, or bone-tired on the inside. You might find yourself going through the motions, withdrawing from relationships, or losing interest in the things that used to bring you joy.
Whether your depression stems from long-standing trauma, recent grief, burnout, or simply the weight of carrying too much for too long, you don’t have to navigate it alone.
Together, we’ll create space to understand what your symptoms are trying to say — and begin the slow, steady work of healing what’s underneath.
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When you've been hurt in faith spaces—by people, institutions, or teachings that misused spiritual authority—it can be common to experience deep confusion, shame, or a sense of disconnection from God.
Spiritual trauma is real. You might struggle with trust, worthiness, symbols in faith spaces, or even the language of faith itself. I offer a safe, nonjudgmental space to name what hurt, honor your questions, and begin healing the parts of your story that were twisted in the name of God.
Whether you’re untangling spiritual messages, deconstructing, rebuilding, or just weary, we’ll move at your pace—with compassion and clarity.
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Change—even good change—can shake us. Whether you’re navigating a move, job shift, relational changes, motherhood, empty nesting, or menopause, transitions can stir grief, identity questions, and overwhelm.
So often, women feel the pressure to “hold it all together” while their inner world is unraveling. In therapy, we create space to process what’s shifting, name what’s been lost, and clarify what’s next. Together, we’ll honor the season you’re in and help you move through it with groundedness, self-compassion, and purpose.
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Mental health is deeply connected to the body. Sleep, nutrition, hormones, gut health, and inflammation all play a role in how we feel and function. As a clinician working towards certification in nutritional mental health, I bring a holistic lens to our work—recognizing that healing is not just emotional or spiritual, but physical too.
Together, we may explore how nourishment, nervous system regulation, supplementation, or other integrative supports can contribute to your overall well-being. There is no one-size-fits-all solution—but there are real, accessible tools to help you feel more whole.
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