Provider / Kristen Ott, LMFT

Life’s challenges can propel individuals toward growth or leave them feeling stuck—anxious, overwhelmed, angry, or disconnected. These experiences often shape relationships, identity, and overall wellbeing. 

As an Integration Therapist, Kristen provides a safe, grounded, and supportive space where clients can process difficult life experiences and make meaning of the emotional, psychological, and somatic material that surfaces during interventional psychiatry treatments, including Spravato and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy. Her work helps clients cultivate deeper connection, emotional regulation, and clarity.

Kristen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with individuals, couples, and families impacted by trauma. She operates from the core belief that the mind and body are deeply interconnected—recognizing that past traumatic experiences are often stored in the body and expressed through physical symptoms, especially for those who experience emotions intensely.

Her clinical experience spans outpatient, home-based, school, community, and hospital settings. She has supported individuals facing acute, chronic, and complex mental health challenges and has specialized training in complex trauma. Kristen’s therapeutic approach is holistic and trauma-informed, integrating:

Somatic and mind–body techniques

Nervous system regulation

Relational and attachment-based frameworks

Meaning-making and integrative practices

Integration Work at Philadelphia Integrative Psychiatry & Alpine Psychiatry
Kristen is passionate about innovative therapy modalities and currently serves as a Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist at Philadelphia Integrative Psychiatry (PIP), where she facilitates individual and group KAP sessions and provides ongoing integration support.

At Alpine, Kristen offers integration-focused therapy for clients undergoing Spravato treatment, supporting them as they navigate:

Complex trauma

Anxiety and chronic worry

Relational stress and patterns

Identity and sense-of-self concerns

Nervous system dysregulation

Depression and low mood

The emotional exhaustion of masking neurodiversity

Her role bridges mind–body awareness, post-journey processing, and the integration of insights, helping clients maximize therapeutic benefit and restore balance. Kristen understands that beginning—or returning to—therapy can feel vulnerable and uncertain. She meets clients exactly where they are, offering a compassionate, nonjudgmental environment that supports healing, self-discovery, and reconnection. She believes deeply in each individual’s innate capacity to heal and grow from within.

Preferred Ages & Focus Areas
Kristen works with college-aged adults and adults navigating life transitions, differentiation of self, and relational patterns.

Areas of Expertise:
Trauma-informed therapy

Somatic and mind–body approaches

Nervous system regulation

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

Psychedelic integration

Integration support for clients undergoing Spravato treatment

Clinical Focus
In her integration work, Kristen supports individuals experiencing:

Complex trauma

Anxiety and emotional overwhelm

Relational stress and attachment wounds

Identity and sense-of-self challenges

Nervous system dysregulation

Depression

The strain and burnout associated with masking neurodiversity

She also specializes in:
Codependency

Depression

Anxiety

Family and couples dynamics

Kristen helps clients build emotional regulation, self-awareness, self-compassion, and the ability to create deeper connection and co-regulation within their relationships. Her therapeutic style emphasizes grounded presence, relational safety, and reconnection with the body.

Education 
LaSalle University, BS psychology

LaSalle University, MA Clinical counseling Psychology 

Specialty: Marriage & Family Therapy 

Licensed Therapist in PA 

Trainings 
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Training Level 1 (CCTP): 

Continued Professional Education in Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy & Integration

Reiki Level 2 Certification: Completed advanced training in Reiki Level 2, specializing in energy healing techniques that support emotional and physical well-being, facilitate energy alignment, and promote holistic healing. Expertise includes integrating psycho-spiritual interventions to assist in psychedelic integration and enhance overall therapeutic outcomes.

Spoken Languages: English