Email: kristen@cambriancw.com
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Kristen Parente
BA, BEEd, MACP, CACFT
Life’s messy, relationships are complicated, and being human can feel overwhelming. You don’t need to figure it all out alone. I work with adults who want to understand themselves better, navigate relationships with confidence, and create meaningful change. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety that won’t quit, burnout that leaves you drained, or challenges in your closest relationships, I’m here to help. Therapy with me isn’t about sitting in silence or cliché advice you could find on Instagram. It’s about practical tools, real conversations, and building the skills you need to move forward.
We’ll work together to figure out what’s keeping you stuck and how to shift things in a way that feels doable. We’ll tackle the real stuff – miscommunication, mismatched expectations, or past wounds that keep showing up in the present. My work is grounded in empathy and understanding, but I’ll also challenge you when it’s time to grow.
Therapy shouldn’t feel like work you dread, but like a space where you can breathe and show up as you are. Together, we’ll focus on what matters most to you and build a path that feels authentic. You deserve a therapist who sees you, not just your symptoms. If you’re ready to start, let’s connect. Change is hard, but worth it.
Specialties and Expertise
Chronic Illness
Chronic Pain
COVID-19 / Long COVID
Peer Relationships
Marital and Premarital
Relationship Issues
Anxiety
ADHD
Autism
Caregivers
Coping Skills
Stress
Support for the caregivers, the fighters, and the ones who never stop showing up—for others and for themselves.
You wake up already tired. There are people who rely on you, responsibilities that can’t be dropped, and a body and/or life that no longer works the way it used to. Since COVID, everything feels heavier. You move through your days on autopilot, doing what needs to be done, while quietly carrying more than anyone realizes.
Maybe you are a caregiver, constantly balancing everyone else’s needs while your own fall to the bottom of the list. Even thinking about rest brings guilt. Or maybe you are living with chronic pain or illness, managing symptoms that others cannot see, while being told to stay positive or push through. What people miss is the grief, the isolation, and the exhaustion of having to explain yourself again and again.
You have been holding it together for a long time. Therapy offers a place where you can finally put some of that weight down. A space to make sense of emotions you have not had room to feel, to find ways to cope without burning out, and to begin building a life that feels more manageable and more yours.
You deserve support. You deserve space to breathe. Let’s figure out a way forward together.
COVID-Conscious Therapy: Support That Meets You Where You Are
Your experience with COVID-19 is real, and it deserves to be taken seriously.
Maybe you’re living with Long COVID, navigating unpredictable symptoms that others can’t see. Maybe you’re supporting a partner or family member whose health has changed in ways that affect your relationship. Or maybe you’re still taking precautions and feeling misunderstood, dismissed, or pressured to move on when your body and nervous system haven’t caught up.
COVID-conscious therapy is affirming care. It’s a space where your health choices are respected, your concerns aren’t minimized, and you don’t have to explain or justify your reality. The ongoing impact of COVID can feel deeply isolating, especially when it affects your energy, identity, work, or intimacy. Therapy offers a place to slow down and make sense of what this chapter has taken from you and what you still need to feel supported.
I stay informed on current research around COVID-19, chronic illness, trauma, and nervous system health so we can work together in a way that prioritizes both your mental and physical well-being. While COVID may be part of your story, therapy is never limited to one issue. You’re welcome to bring everything that’s weighing on you, with the reassurance that your experience will be met with care, understanding, and respect.
Your health matters.
Your boundaries matter.
You deserve support that fits your life as it is now.
