Hello There
Welcome to Dolph Counseling & Wellness, LLC. My name is Kristin Dolph and I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor specializing in Wellness & Trauma.
“ Be as you wish to seem”
Counseling Services
In addition to trauma work, I specialize in providing therapeutic services to various emotional and mental health needs for adults, adolescents, children, and couples.
Kristin’s Specialized Certifications & Trainings:
Internal Family Systems level one (in-training 2024) (IFS-l)
EMDR-T (2019)
Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional (CIMHP) (2023)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (C-DBT) (2023)
Treating Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Adults (2024)
My goals are my client’s goals. My passion is to help my clients in becoming the best version of themselves.
I strive to help all of my clients with what they may be dealing with by providing a safe and therapeutic environment filled with compassion and acceptance for optimal growth. As a Counselor, I meet my clients where they are and work from there.
Common reasons one may come to therapy are as follows but not limited to:
PTSD & C-PTSD
Personality Disorders
Issues Related to an Emotionally Immature Parent (EIP) Relationship
Depression
Stress
Anxiety
Trauma, Somatic symptoms, Issues relating to traumatic events
Life Transitions/
AdjustmentsCouples and/or inter-personal relationship issues
Difficulty managing anger
Changes in mood and/or experiencing mood swings
Experiencing difficulty in everyday activities
Desire to build self-care and self-compassion
Child/Adolescent behavioral, attention, and social skills issues
““Mental health is more than the absence of mental disorders” ”
Kristin Dolph M.S., LPCC-S, CIMHP, C-DBT, NCC
About the Counselor
My name is Kristin Dolph, and I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor in the state of Ohio and the owner of Dolph Counseling & Wellness, LLC. I graduated from Wright State University with a Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I also obtained certification in Marriage & Family Counseling and Trauma-Informed Counseling while at Wright State University. I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision.
I have experience working in several psychiatric inpatient facilities, emergency and correctional crisis assessment, intensive outpatient group therapy (IOP), and school-based therapy in several elementary schools. In addition to my practice, I am an Adjunct Psychology Instructor at Edison State Community College, an Adjunct Instructor at Wright State University, and an Adjunct Instructor at The University of Dayton in their Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate programs.
I believe in a holistic and wellness-based approach to my counseling practice. My theoretical orientation to counseling is a Humanistic-Gestalt perspective of connecting awareness with current symptoms. I help my clients of all ages see the connection between their emotions and physical sensations with awareness and acceptance.
My mission is to break the mental health stigma in our community by helping people learn to view Mental Health as an integral part of their healthcare.
Education
Master of Science
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Wright State University
Bachelors of Art
Psychology
Wright State University
Current Student-Ph.D.
Counselor Education & Supervision
Walden University
Licensure/Certification
-Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor-Supervision Designation, LPCC-S E.2102137-SUPV
-Nationally Certified Counselor, NCC
-Certified in Marriage & Family Counseling
-Certified in Trauma-Informed Counseling
-Certified Integrative Mental Health Provider, CIMHP
-Certified Dialectical Behavioral Therapist C-DBT
-EMDR Trained through EMDRIA, EMDR-T-Profile link below
https://www.emdria.org/directory/people/kristin-dolph/
Dolph Counseling & Wellness Interns
Katie Minesinger CT
Katie Minesinger is a Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate student at Xavier University. Throughout her graduate work, she has obtained a certification in Medical Trauma. Katie’s previous education includes a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Wittenberg University.
Katie believes the working alliance between the client and herself is of the utmost importance to client growth. Katie uses a Humanistic lens while integrating techniques from cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), strengths-based approaches, and behavioral approaches. Katie enjoys working with clients of all ages and is continuing to gain experience in treating a broad range of mental and emotional disorders.
Katie is a proud member of the Troy, OH community where Katie has worked as the Youth Development Coordinator at Lincoln Community Center for the last 5 years. Working with the children has been a great experience for her as she embarks on this new journey. In addition to seeing clients at Dolph Counseling & Wellness, LLC, Katie is currently interning with Dayton Children’s Hospital, working with children and adolescents.
Resources
Dove Self-Esteem Project
Resources for Parents & Mentors, Educators, and Youth Leaders
https://www.dove.com/us/en/dove-self-esteem-project.html?gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw1YCkBhAOEiwA5aN4AbZoIEqu3i31mx04ZRnkE3VcL6vS_HYoa5oP1-ynYYVMD4jnHpSYtBoC_7AQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Dove Self-Esteem Project: Social Media
National Domestic Violence Hotline
https://www.dove.com/us/en/stories/campaigns/theselfietalk.html
https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/power-and-control/
Why Wellness Counseling?
Wellness Counseling involves a paradigm shift from the pathology intervention model of mental health counseling. The emphasis shifts from evaluating & diagnosing to a prevention & intervention model, that involves treating psychological problems by incorportating a more mindful and holistic way of life and imparting knowledge of overall good health in areas such as physical, social/spiritual as well as focusing on psychological/mental and emotional well being.
My purpose at Dolph Counseling & Wellness, LLC is to assist clients to maximize their quality of life by discarding poor mental health habits and adopting healthy day to day practices. By empowering my clients to adopt the strength to be more present and aware of their emotions, cognitions and feelings.
Through the knowledge obtained through my certification training in becoming a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider, I help clients to focus less on labels and diagnosis and more on how they can become a better version of themselves through changes in their lifestyle practices.
Therapy Techniques include:
Somatic Therapies
IFS
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Self-Compassion Therapy
Meditation, Breath Work, Yoga-Based Somatic Movement
EMDR
Somatic Experiencing
My passions include:
PTSD and C-PTSD, Other stressor-related Issues
Self-Care, Self-Compassion
Mindfulness Lifestyle & Techniques
Encorporating breathing techniques, yoga, and somatic movement into my practice with all ages.
Encorporating Animal-Assistance into therapy sessions.
“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do”
Contact
**Accepted methods of payment are credit, cash, check, HSA & FSA. Insurance is not accepted.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate of what your services may cost.
For the Counseling Professional
Joining Dolph Counseling & Wellness
Dolph Counseling & Wellness is seeking a trauma-informed LPC that has an interest in a holistic and wellness-based perspective. If you are a current LPC (or soon-to-be) with Ohio licensure and are interested in becoming a part of Dolph Counseling & Wellness, you may reach out to Kristin Dolph at dolphcounselingwellness@gmail.com for more information.
Clinical Supervision Services
Kristin Dolph offers clinical supervision to current LPC’s seeking clinical hours to obtain clinical licensure in the state of Ohio. Seeking LPC’s may reach out to inquire more about these services.
Supervision Philosophy: Humanistic
Supervision Model Used: Bernard’s Discrimination Model