Meet Kristen
Kristen Cole, MSN, PMHNP (OR)
she/they
I'm Kristen, a queer, gay, neurodivergent, white clinician. I reside in Portland, Oregon, on land settled by the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Chinook, Tualatin, Kalapuya, and Molalla tribes.
As a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, I provide therapy and medication management to folx using a trauma-informed approach. I also employ a Health at Every Size philosophy that prioritizes whole person wellness above a weight-centric perspective. In my practice, the client is at the helm of choosing what areas to work on. A holistic approach is favored over one-size-fits-all formulas. My practice focuses on depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorders, and trauma. I strive to understand the person in their present state and identify the root cause of distress in their life.
I believe that everyone in the healing profession should undergo their own journey of self-exploration, to better understand the people they’re treating. Mental health struggles give us all the opportunity to learn to ground spiritually. Joining KTC is part of that process for me. Growth happens in community, and I look forward to learning from others in the KTC cohort how to better hold space both for my clients and for myself.