Kristen Hornung, MA, PhD

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Notes & Videos on Therapy

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Educational Reflections on Therapy, Trauma, and the Inner World

Since 2023, I have been recording my reflections on mental health, trauma therapy, self-care, identity, and the inner world and sharing them on my YouTube channel. In 2026 I began converting the transcripts from my videos into blog posts and sharing them here along with the original videos.

Disclaimer: All of the content I share online is for educational and reflective purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy or personalized care. Please remember that likes, comments, subscribing, and messages on YouTube or any other social media platform are public and not a private or secure way to share personal information. If you would like to contact me regarding my therapy services, please do so directly via phone or email. I occasionally reference my poetry collection in my public YouTube videos as part of my creative work, but it is not my intention to sell my creative work to previous or current therapy clients.

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  • Practical & Compassionate Self-Care

    Rethinking Self-Care When people think about self-care, they often imagine things like massages, pedicures, or shopping trips. While those can be enjoyable, they aren’t the whole picture, and for many people, they aren’t what’s most helpful in moments of stress. Today, I want to offer a different way of thinking about self-care; one that’s more…

  • How Therapy Works

    Does Therapy Actually Help? Understanding How Change Happens Many people think about starting therapy and immediately feel uncertain. You might wonder if talking will really help, whether you’ll have to revisit painful experiences, or if therapy will actually change anything. These questions make sense. Therapy is an investment, and it’s important to understand what you’re…

  • Do You Want to Be a Therapist?

    Here are Some Steps to Prepare Yourself By Kristen Hornung, MA, PhD, LPCC The process of becoming an effective mental health therapist is unique from many other careers because it often requires both personal development and advanced education, training, and supervision by an experienced licensed professional. Therapy is both an art and a science. It…