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Kristen Ryder (she/her)
E-RYT500, YACEP, TCTSY-F
School Psychologist & LLMSW-C Trauma Therapist
Trainings & Certifications
Bookworms Unite! Resource Page
In 2014, I opened Stillness and Strength and began providing individualized therapeutic yoga to cancer survivors and those who love them, with focus on the emotional and possibly traumatic experience of cancer diagnosis and survivorship. Over the years, my business transitioned into Stillness and Strength Therapeutics, PLLC, which includes additional areas of training and passion: trauma-based services like trauma-sensitive yoga, mindfulness, relational forestbathing, mental health therapy, and educational consultation. All services are offered from a foundation of trauma-trained and neuroscience-informed self-compassion and somatic offerings.
Currently, I provide support to our community through various roles: Community-based Therapist, Community Yoga and Mindfulness facilitator, Relational Forest Therapy Guide, and Certified School Psychologist & Consultant. I also provide contractual psychological assessment in the community as a Psychometrist under the supervision of a Licensed Psychologist. Previously, I was a consulting psychologist on our regional trauma assessment team and a Community Violence Prevention Researcher with Michigan State University's Spark for Change Research Lab.
My 150hr Yoga for Survivors-Oncology yoga certification, as well as my 300hr TCTSY-F training (Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga-Facilitator), is in addition to my foundational 200hr Hatha yoga teacher certification through Yoga 4 Peace, a non-profit yoga studio located in Metro-Detroit. *For additional training information, click here to visit the "Trainings & Certifications" page.
As a way to broaden my offerings of stress-reduction and health-supportive practices, I sought training and mentorship with the Association of Nature & Forest Therapy (ANFT) and am a certified Forest Therapy Guide, offering small group and individual sessions to current clients and our community. For more information, click here to check out the Forest Therapy page.
In 2021, after thirteen years in Community Mental Health and thirteen years as a practicing School Psychologist, I shifted my focus to community-based services that blends trauma-sensitive, body-based, sensory-oriented practices with cognitive and psychoeducation-based mental health supports.
In order to create a well-rounded menu of services for clients that includes whole client care (and in addition to my other areas of training), I completed an additional graduate degree in Clinical Social Work (MSW) focused on Evidence-Based Trauma Treatments and two graduate certificates in Medical Neuroscience and Applied Educational Neuroscience.
I have also completed specific training in the following trauma-focused/supportive therapy certifications: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Brainspotting, Somatic Experiencing (Intermediate year), TCTSY, Inference-based CBT, CBT for Insomnia, Safe & Sound Protocol, and Mindful Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy. The foundation of all of my work is grounded in my twenty-year mindfulness meditation and yoga practice, as well as two decades' worth of mental health training and study of the neurobiological impact of complex traumatic experiences on attachment, relationships, and overall health and well-being.
My hope is to offer my presence and skillset in ways that clients decide feel helpful. I am deeply grateful for this opportunity to be of service to our community and hope you find these services supportive along your journey towards self-discovery, authentic relationships, and contentment.
E-RYT500, YACEP, TCTSY-F
School Psychologist & LLMSW-C Trauma Therapist
Trainings & Certifications
Bookworms Unite! Resource Page
In 2014, I opened Stillness and Strength and began providing individualized therapeutic yoga to cancer survivors and those who love them, with focus on the emotional and possibly traumatic experience of cancer diagnosis and survivorship. Over the years, my business transitioned into Stillness and Strength Therapeutics, PLLC, which includes additional areas of training and passion: trauma-based services like trauma-sensitive yoga, mindfulness, relational forestbathing, mental health therapy, and educational consultation. All services are offered from a foundation of trauma-trained and neuroscience-informed self-compassion and somatic offerings.
Currently, I provide support to our community through various roles: Community-based Therapist, Community Yoga and Mindfulness facilitator, Relational Forest Therapy Guide, and Certified School Psychologist & Consultant. I also provide contractual psychological assessment in the community as a Psychometrist under the supervision of a Licensed Psychologist. Previously, I was a consulting psychologist on our regional trauma assessment team and a Community Violence Prevention Researcher with Michigan State University's Spark for Change Research Lab.
My 150hr Yoga for Survivors-Oncology yoga certification, as well as my 300hr TCTSY-F training (Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga-Facilitator), is in addition to my foundational 200hr Hatha yoga teacher certification through Yoga 4 Peace, a non-profit yoga studio located in Metro-Detroit. *For additional training information, click here to visit the "Trainings & Certifications" page.
As a way to broaden my offerings of stress-reduction and health-supportive practices, I sought training and mentorship with the Association of Nature & Forest Therapy (ANFT) and am a certified Forest Therapy Guide, offering small group and individual sessions to current clients and our community. For more information, click here to check out the Forest Therapy page.
In 2021, after thirteen years in Community Mental Health and thirteen years as a practicing School Psychologist, I shifted my focus to community-based services that blends trauma-sensitive, body-based, sensory-oriented practices with cognitive and psychoeducation-based mental health supports.
In order to create a well-rounded menu of services for clients that includes whole client care (and in addition to my other areas of training), I completed an additional graduate degree in Clinical Social Work (MSW) focused on Evidence-Based Trauma Treatments and two graduate certificates in Medical Neuroscience and Applied Educational Neuroscience.
I have also completed specific training in the following trauma-focused/supportive therapy certifications: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Brainspotting, Somatic Experiencing (Intermediate year), TCTSY, Inference-based CBT, CBT for Insomnia, Safe & Sound Protocol, and Mindful Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy. The foundation of all of my work is grounded in my twenty-year mindfulness meditation and yoga practice, as well as two decades' worth of mental health training and study of the neurobiological impact of complex traumatic experiences on attachment, relationships, and overall health and well-being.
My hope is to offer my presence and skillset in ways that clients decide feel helpful. I am deeply grateful for this opportunity to be of service to our community and hope you find these services supportive along your journey towards self-discovery, authentic relationships, and contentment.
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Land Acknowledgement: Leelanau County
From Leelanau County Conservancy: "We acknowledge the waters and lands the Leelanau Conservancy cares for and owns are located on the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg—the Three Fires Confederacy of the Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potawatomi peoples. Since time immemorial, the Anishinaabeg have lived, worked, honored, and respected these lands. We further acknowledge that the land known today as Leelanau County is comprised of lands acquired under the 1836 and 1855 treaties between the United States and the Ottawa and Chippewa Nation of Indians. Our recognition of the full history of the land we cherish and work to protect is an expression of gratitude and appreciation to those on whose ancestral lands we reside. We give thanks to the generous care with which the Anishinaabeg, and those of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, have given and continue to give to this land and our Leelanau community."
https://leelanauconservancy.org/land-acknowledgement/
From Leelanau County Conservancy: "We acknowledge the waters and lands the Leelanau Conservancy cares for and owns are located on the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg—the Three Fires Confederacy of the Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potawatomi peoples. Since time immemorial, the Anishinaabeg have lived, worked, honored, and respected these lands. We further acknowledge that the land known today as Leelanau County is comprised of lands acquired under the 1836 and 1855 treaties between the United States and the Ottawa and Chippewa Nation of Indians. Our recognition of the full history of the land we cherish and work to protect is an expression of gratitude and appreciation to those on whose ancestral lands we reside. We give thanks to the generous care with which the Anishinaabeg, and those of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, have given and continue to give to this land and our Leelanau community."
https://leelanauconservancy.org/land-acknowledgement/
How to connect with mental health supports:
How to connect with mental health supports:
- Find a therapist: www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
- MI Warm Line: Peer mental health support specialists: 7 days a week 10am-2am: 1-888-733-7753
- LGBTQ+ helpline: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
- Michigan Black Therapy Fund: https://www.miblacktherapyfund.org
- In a mental health crisis (you or someone else): dial or text 988
- In need of crisis support: text "HOME" to 741741 (www.crisistextline.org/texting-in)
- Traverse City regional crisis support via NLCMH FAST Team: 1-833-295-0616
- Traverse City Crisis Center-Munson Traverse City campus behind heli pad: 24/7; 1-231-213-1050 (address to go in-person: 410 Brook Street on Munson's campus); www.gtmentalhealth.org
- If you or someone you know is in immediate danger of hurting themselves or others, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room
- Munson Intensive Outpatient/Partial Hospitalization Program: Call 231-935-6880 or Click HERE
- OK2SAY (click here for live link): Anyone can report tips confidentially on criminal activities or potential harm directed at students, school employees, or schools. Tips can be submitted 24/7