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Specialties Include:
-Adolescents & Adults (age 12+)
-LGBTQIA2+
-Trans and Non-Binary Affirming
-Neurodivergence (Autism, ADHD, etc)
-Body & Fat Liberation Affirming (HAES informed)
-Spirituality (including Religious Trauma)
-Sex Positive (CNM, Kink, SW affirming)
-Trauma & Complex Trauma
-Internalized Oppression
-Working with/Dismantling White Supremacy Culture
-Suicidal Ideation
-Attachment & Relationship Issues
-Anxiety & Depression
-Intergenerational Issues
-Somatics & Body-Based Work
-Grief & Loss
*Drama Therapist
Telehealth Only (in-person in WS coming in 2025!)
René is in-network with Premera, Cigna, First Choice, LifeWise, Regence, Anthem and some other Blue Cross and Kaiser plans. Please be aware that Protea Wellness cannot accept insurance for couple's therapy.
René's fees:
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50-minute session for individuals: $175
K. René Krein, LMHCA
Pronouns: they/them
“In a troubled time, the willingness to proceed as though you’re needed is a radical act.” -Stephen Jenkinson
How do we learn to hold our broken hearts with tenderness, bravery, or even with joy? There’s a good chance that at some point in your life you’ve experienced deep hurt. Pain and suffering do not mean brokenness; they are not a fault, flaw, or punishment, they are marks of our humanity. I deeply believe that our pain can lead us toward the greatest depths of our compassion, insight, and strength. I am passionate about leaning into these possibilities with gentleness and curiosity.
Systems of oppression create and amplify harm in many of our lives and I am committed to lifelong engagement in better understanding and divesting from my roles in systemic oppression.. While we work together to cease and dismantle, we must also learn how to survive, rest, nourish, and tend ourselves and one another as we make our way through. Therapy can be a place where we acknowledge these hurts, nourish hope, and work together toward a kinder and more equitable world.
My approach...
As a counselor, I am committed to walking beside you as you discover and cultivate what wellness, joy, and liberation mean for you. You are in charge of what we do together and I wholeheartedly invite open and candid dialogue about the power dynamics of the counseling relationship and of our social locations.
As a creative arts therapist, I may offer activities or exercises beyond traditional talk therapy. You do not need to have any experience with the arts in order to have moving, meaningful, enjoyable experiences with this. I believe that creativity and play are deeply healing for people of all ages! My theoretical orientation is informed by somatics, internal family systems, attachment theory, contemplative psychotherapy, and liberation psychology. My approach is non-pathologizing, abolitionist, and heart-centered.
While I have experience working with adolescents and adults from a wide variety of identities, lifestyles, and values. I specialize in working with LGBTQIA2+ adults in non-traditional relationship structures, kinky folks, sex workers, activists, artists, and neurodivergent folks. I am available for intention setting and integration work for people who have psychedelic experiences.
Professional training & memberships...
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (MC#61574866) in Washington State. I have a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Drama Therapy certificate from Antioch University. I also have a Master’s degree in Linguistics from the University of Washington and Bachelor’s degrees in Linguistics and in English Literature from Western Washington University.
I am a formerly practicing yoga teacher and death doula. I attended and continue my scholarship with the Orphan Wisdom School. I am a member of the North American Drama Therapy Association and American Counseling Association as well as chapters of Chi Sigma Iota, Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE), and Counselors for Social Justice.