Krista Helman, MSW, RSW, RCSW

Hi,

I’m the Executive Director of the Trauma & Grief Institute (TGI), an EMDRIA-approved EMDR Consultant, an author, and I facilitate trainings through TGI and CTRI. I’m also a Basic Training Coach with EMDR Consulting.

I love consultation because it’s one of the best places to think out loud, get unstuck, and keep growing as a clinician. I bring an attachment-informed, parts work, and polyvagal lens to our work together—because so often what looks like “resistance” is really protection, and what looks like “symptoms” is a nervous system doing its best.

My goal is for consultation to feel practical and supportive. We can talk case conceptualization, stuck points, pacing, resourcing, target selection, and how to work with dissociation and high-protection responses in a way that still feels respectful and human. And truly: there’s no such thing as a stupid question. I’m a firm believer in lifelong learning—especially from each other—and I want you to leave our time together feeling clearer, steadier, and ready for your next session.