Specialized Trainings

Kristen received her Bachelors in Social Work at Minnesota State University Moorhead. She obtained her Master’s of Social Work and Early Childhood Socio-Emotional and Behavior Regulation Intervention Specialist (EC-SEBRIS) Certification to specialize in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health from San Diego State University.

  • EMDR Training 2022/2023

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Perinatal Mood Disorders 09/2021

  • Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion in Child-Parent Psychotherapy 01/2021 

  • Perinatal Mood Disorders: Components of Care 12/2019

  • Registered Play Therapist (RPT) 11/2019 

  • Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) 08/2019

  • Motivational Interviewing 07/2016

  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 09/15 

  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Intensive Training 08/15

  • Early Childhood Socio-Emotional and Behavior Regulation Intervention Specialist (EC-SEBRIS) Certification 05/2015

Her Passions

Kristen is a wife and Mama to three boys, a 6-year-old and 3-year-old identical twins. Her family enjoys being outside, going to the beach, hiking, and exploring San Diego. When Kristen began the journey of motherhood and experienced this life transition, anxiety, and the difficulties of parenting, she understood the need to connect and receive support during this time.

Kristen Eberly, LCSW

Gender Pronouns: She/Her

Clinical Approach

Kristen Eberly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker LCSW #82625, who works as a Mental Health Therapist specializing in perinatal mental health. Kristen provides counseling services to individuals and families who are navigating parenthood, in its many forms, at Well-Mamas Family Counseling. Kristen’s specialities include perinatal mental health, trauma, parenting, anxiety disorders, life transitions, and twin parenting. As a twin parent, she knows the power of supporting other twin parents in navigating the inherent challenges and strengths in life with twins. While providing a connection-based approach to therapy, she blends evidence-based support (EMDR, CBT, and others) with authenticity, trust, and collaboration to treat anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and life stressors.

Kristen also has experience as an Early Childhood Mental Health Therapist working with children and families ages birth to 5 years old. She blends this experience into therapy by providing support to navigate triggers and helping the parent-child relationship. She also supports understanding of the potential impacts of your own childhood experiences and attachment needs. As millennial parents, we are trying to navigate parenthood with intention. Kristen’s unique experience with perinatal mental health and early childhood mental health provides parents the opportunity to name, normalize, understand, and navigate the challenges in parenting, including guilt and shame, allowing parents to fully know their inherent worth. This is hard work that requires connection and support. Kristen fosters connection by providing a space where you can feel understood, seen, and heard.

Payment Options

Kristen currently accepts Cash-pay, sliding scale and the following health insurance plans: Evernorth/Cigna, Health Net/MHN, Aetna, and Magellan (Sharp Health Plan and Blue Shield of California w/ Magellan Behavioral Health benefits).