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Kristi Zola, LCMHC, LPC Certified Brainspotting Therapist
Cofounder of the Green Mountain EMDR and Brainspotting Collective
Clinical Experience: Kristi Zola is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and abides by the ethical guidelines of the American Counseling Association. She obtained her masters degree from Springfield College in Springfield, MA. She has 15 years of experience working in a college setting, providing Individual, Couples, and Group Counseling for adults and adolescents as part of an adult outpatient team at a community counseling agency in Wyoming, and now in Private Practice in Vermont. Kristi has completed over 80 hours of EMDR training and has been practicing those skills for over a decade. She is a certified Brainspotting practitioner.
Clinical Experience: Kristi Zola is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and abides by the ethical guidelines of the American Counseling Association. She obtained her masters degree from Springfield College in Springfield, MA. She has 15 years of experience working in a college setting, providing Individual, Couples, and Group Counseling for adults and adolescents as part of an adult outpatient team at a community counseling agency in Wyoming, and now in Private Practice in Vermont. Kristi has completed over 80 hours of EMDR training and has been practicing those skills for over a decade. She is a certified Brainspotting practitioner.
I have been a licensed therapist for many years. As my craft has developed I have found myself pulled towards specializing in types of therapies that focus on how to heal the brain of the effects of trauma at the core cause, instead of just managing symptoms on a surface level. My deep roots in Vermont and time spent in rural Wyoming have greatly influenced my work philosophy; my priorities are to develop grounded, genuine connections with clients without using therapy jargon that creates a power-over structure. I aim to shift away from the traditional therapeutic relationship to one of equality, where I am an equal in the room with you and we are working together toward the goal of creating change and wellbeing.
I have been a licensed therapist for many years. As my craft has developed I have found myself pulled towards specializing in types of therapies that focus on how to heal the brain of the effects of trauma at the core cause, instead of just managing symptoms on a surface level. My deep roots in Vermont and time spent in rural Wyoming have greatly influenced my work philosophy; my priorities are to develop grounded, genuine connections with clients without using therapy jargon that creates a power-over structure. I aim to shift away from the traditional therapeutic relationship to one of equality, where I am an equal in the room with you and we are working together toward the goal of creating change and wellbeing.
I discovered EMDR just after receiving my master's degree in 2008. After years in a bad relationship in the late 90's I was having some old relationship trauma come up. My general stress level was extremely high, but I didn't know this because it had been high for so long that it felt normal. A therapist offered EMDR sessions and after two sessions I was no longer panicking. I felt lighter and free of the past. I knew that I had to go out and learn this amazing technique!
I discovered EMDR just after receiving my master's degree in 2008. After years in a bad relationship in the late 90's I was having some old relationship trauma come up. My general stress level was extremely high, but I didn't know this because it had been high for so long that it felt normal. A therapist offered EMDR sessions and after two sessions I was no longer panicking. I felt lighter and free of the past. I knew that I had to go out and learn this amazing technique!
After attending several EMDR trainings around the country, my friend in Colorado suggested going to a Brainspotting training in Santa Fe. While EMDR changed my life, Brainspotting became my passion. Brainspotting is a step up from EMDR and processes trauma, negative self beliefs, or uncomfortable feelings even more efficiently.
After attending several EMDR trainings around the country, my friend in Colorado suggested going to a Brainspotting training in Santa Fe. While EMDR changed my life, Brainspotting became my passion. Brainspotting is a step up from EMDR and processes trauma, negative self beliefs, or uncomfortable feelings even more efficiently.
Brainspotting can also be used to enhance performance, create a space of relaxation, install a positive feeling state, and many other wonderful things!
In her spare time, Kristi enjoys hiking, camping, and adventuring in Vermont and the West. She lived for many years in Cody, Wyoming with her family and moved back to Vermont in 2014 to buy the land she grew up on. She raises hundreds of Monarchs every summer, helps her father with Maple Sugaring, and doesn't mind hard work and getting dirty.
In her spare time, Kristi enjoys hiking, camping, and adventuring in Vermont and the West. She lived for many years in Cody, Wyoming with her family and moved back to Vermont in 2014 to buy the land she grew up on. She raises hundreds of Monarchs every summer, helps her father with Maple Sugaring, and doesn't mind hard work and getting dirty.
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