Marlena Kriner, Clinical Social Worker

My clients describe me as:

Honest, genuine, transparent, open-minded, caring, "happy-go-lucky", and goofy when it's appropriate.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am a human first and professional second, meaning I will do my best to understand where my clients are as people before diving into clinical work and will tailor our treatment together according to what they need.

Together, we will:

process your trauma, if needed, aid you in understanding yourself and the world around you, learn to think outside of the box, laugh, and build a trusting and compassionate therapeutic relationship for you to rely on.

I specialize in working with people who:

don't understand why they feel so different from others, that don't like who they have been and want to discover who they truly are, and who are looking for a "unconventional" therapist who makes therapy feel like a conversation with a silly friend.

I became a therapist because:

of my military-associated upbringing and realizing that mental health is a stigmatized and misunderstood area that needs more loving people.