Who is The Punk Rock Therapist?

TPRT is a grassroots group of women who have dedicated their time, resources, hearts + souls to supporting as many survivors as possible.

Kristina Sarhadi, TPRT’s co-founder and Chief Empowerment Officer, is a Holistic Psychotherapist, writer + social worker. A Hudson Valley, NY native, she is the founder of Kingston Reiki + Holistic Therapy in Downtown Kingston, where she works with clients to integrate deep trauma exploration with energy work and narrative reframing. Kristina received the International Health Leadership Award in 2011, is an ongoing provider at The O+ Festival’s Free Clinic, an active member of several mutual aid and wellness circles, and a published poet. She has received several awards for her writing and her work with clients, including Best Mental Health Counselor in 2023 for Chronogram Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards. Prior to opening her private practice, Kristina spent more than a decade in social services as a domestic violence counselor, foster care case manager, teen mentor, women’s legal advocate, Early Intervention specialist, youth arts group director, and crisis counselor for victims of abuse, neglect and sexual assault. Because Kristina has always been obsessed with balancing pain and joy, she has also taught preschool, run a cupcake shop, managed local bands, and written for several punk music publications. An Iranian-American, Kristina’s philosophy centers around self-empowerment, mindfulness techniques, and consciousness engineering. On rare days off she can be found reading in a sunspot with her tiny cat, Button, hiking a favorite trail in the Catskill Mountains, or attending a  punk show. 

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