Professional and Educational Background
Krista DeRoche has over 13 years experience working with children, adolescents, and families in a variety of treatment milieus including school based and outpatient mental health settings, secured crisis residential placements, group homes, locations serving youth offenders, and inpatient drug and alcohol treatment centers. She also has extensive experience developing and managing community and school based mental health programs for youth and families. Krista holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington State.
Areas of Specialization
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Oppositional and Defiant Youth
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Adjudicated and At Risk Youth
- Depression
- Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention
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Parent/Child Conflict
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School Issues
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Chemical Dependency and Co-Occurring Disorders
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ADHD
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Anger Management
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Grief and Loss
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Child Abuse and Neglect
Krista is compassionate, empathic, flexible, and able to work effectively with clients and families both in and out of crisis. She prefers strength based, solution focused and client-centered approaches to counseling but is comfortable working within the context of other models as well. Her work focuses on supporting and empowering the youth, adults and families she serves to successfully face and overcome the challenges life may bring in ways that promote enhanced communication skills, improved relationships, improved functioning and a positive well being. She works collaboratively with those she serves and has had many successes reaching resistant and ‘stuck’ clients. The relationship Krista has with others is one of her greatest strengths; she has a great sense of humor, is down to earth, and easy to approach.
Personal Information
Krista enjoys hiking, back packing, snow boarding, traveling, walking her two dogs, and spending time with family and friends.