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Kristyn Otsuka
About
Hello! I am so glad you are here. My name is Kristyn Otsuka, but I go by Katie. I currently live in San Diego, and I am licensed in California. I am passionate about supporting individuals on their own unique journeys back to themselves. As a clinician, I believe the therapeutic relationship is one of the most important parts of therapy. I believe in creating a safe, supportive, affirming, and warm environment where individuals feel truly seen and safe to open up, and above all else, are seen and treated as human beings. My goal is to partner with you and help you unlock and re-discover your own resilience, capabilities, and strengths. Every individual's Earth school is unique, and I am committed to meeting you where you are and also where you would like to be!
My motivation for working with autistic adults comes from my personal lived experiences and my years of working within the autistic community. I am consistently inspired by the passion, perspectives, and authenticity of the autistic community. I understand the unique experience of feeling, at times, like you are operating on a different system than the neurotypical world. My goal is to help you navigate through a life where you can feel more understood, seen, supported, and authentic in who you are without feeling like you have to change or "fix" who you are and how you express yourself.
I prioritize a strengths-based and affirming therapeutic approach above all else. Seeking out therapeutic support from a stranger takes an incredible amount of vulnerability and strength within itself, and my goal is to help make that experience as safe and comfortable as possible. I believe every individual has their own unique strengths, abilities, and perspective, and I am here to help you embrace and discover even more of those!
