“The only journey is the journey within.”
Rainer Maria Rilke
About Me
Hi, I’m Christin. Founder and operator of Être.
I’m a Kansas City native, born in the 80’s. Thrifted style and décor enthusiast. Nature lover. Mother of two. Aficionado of anything arts and music. Sensitive soul and mindfulness practitioner.
I have benefited from counseling at many points in my life and am a firm believer in the healing nature of the counseling process. I have spent 16+ years working in community mental health facilities doing case management, assessment, and mental health / substance abuse counseling. I decided to start Être so I could focus solely the intricacies of counseling work, which is what I’m really passionate about.
Along with my degrees in psychology and counseling, I have received extensive training in Trauma-Informed Counseling practice, Mindfulness Stress Relief, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Education & Credentials
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I received my first Master of Science Degree in General Psychology from University of Central Missouri in 2010. During my studies, I focused on research into mindfulness and relaxation training to manage anxiety.
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I received my Missouri Associate Alcohol Drug Counselor II credential in 2010. I provided individual and group substance use counseling under this credential until 2019.
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I received my second Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology from Avila University in 2020. I completed my internship hours at Rediscover Mental Health, counseling adults with mental illness in 2019 & 2020.
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I received my provisional license in June 2021. And I’m currently licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Missouri as of April 2025 with over 15 years total experience in treatment of mental health and substance use disorders.
What is ‘Être’?
‘Être’ (pronounced: eh-truh; for us Midwesterners) is the French word for the English phrase “to be.” Some additional meanings are “to occupy space,” “to have identity with,” and “to remain undisrupted and undisturbed.”
I think “Être” is perfectly suited for this counseling practice since I believe it's the exact state that we are striving for when faced with difficult experiences and emotions. We want to allow ourselves to take up space in the world, and we want to maintain our sense of identity while remaining undisrupted and undisturbed. We are seeking to find a way to be with difficult experiences and emotions long enough that we can learn the lessons that they have to teach us about ourselves and about the situations that led to their arising. Only then, can we move calmly and with ease as we go about our lives.