{"id":7402,"date":"2026-09-14T20:56:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T20:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychotherapyandcounselingservices.com\/?page_id=7402"},"modified":"2026-09-14T20:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T20:59:31","slug":"kristal-rivera","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/psychotherapyandcounselingservices.com\/es\/kristal-rivera\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristal Rivera, LMSW"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7402\" class=\"elementor elementor-7402\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ae61d0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ae61d0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-223115d1\" data-id=\"223115d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fdca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fdca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kristal Rivera, LMSW<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74983914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74983914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/psychotherapyandcounselingservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/B49ECC52-9FF7-49B2-B66C-9A2DE44725A3.webp 700w, https:\/\/psychotherapyandcounselingservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/B49ECC52-9FF7-49B2-B66C-9A2DE44725A3-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/psychotherapyandcounselingservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/B49ECC52-9FF7-49B2-B66C-9A2DE44725A3-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/psychotherapyandcounselingservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/B49ECC52-9FF7-49B2-B66C-9A2DE44725A3-8x12.webp 8w\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/psychotherapyandcounselingservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/B49ECC52-9FF7-49B2-B66C-9A2DE44725A3.webp\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7404 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Kristal Rivera\"    sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7404\" src=\"https:\/\/psychotherapyandcounselingservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/B49ECC52-9FF7-49B2-B66C-9A2DE44725A3.webp\" alt=\"Kristal Rivera\" width=\"307\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psychotherapyandcounselingservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/B49ECC52-9FF7-49B2-B66C-9A2DE44725A3.webp 700w, https:\/\/psychotherapyandcounselingservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/B49ECC52-9FF7-49B2-B66C-9A2DE44725A3-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/psychotherapyandcounselingservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/B49ECC52-9FF7-49B2-B66C-9A2DE44725A3-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/psychotherapyandcounselingservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/B49ECC52-9FF7-49B2-B66C-9A2DE44725A3-8x12.webp 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/noscript>Licensed Master Social Worker | Bilingual Therapist \u2014 English &amp; Spanish<\/h2><p>Kristal Rivera, LMSW, is a warm, grounded, and compassionate bilingual therapist who believes therapy should feel like a space where you can slow down, feel understood, and reconnect with yourself\u2014without judgment or pressure to have everything figured out.<\/p><p>Kristal has a special interest in <strong>Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma, somatic therapy, and nervous system regulation<\/strong>. She helps clients understand how past experiences can continue to show up in the present\u2014not only in thoughts and emotions, but also in the body. Through somatic and body-aware approaches, Kristal supports clients in recognizing their stress responses, building greater emotional regulation, and developing practical ways to feel safer and more grounded in everyday life.<\/p><p>Her work is especially supportive for people navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma and PTSD, self-esteem, relationships, major life transitions, career or college-related stress, and the challenges that can come with simply trying to figure out what comes next. She welcomes teenagers, college students and young adults, adults, veterans, men and women, LGBTQ+ clients, and older adults.<\/p><p>Kristal\u2019s style combines <strong>person-centered, psychodynamic, somatic, and strength-based approaches<\/strong>, allowing therapy to be tailored to each person rather than expecting every client to fit into the same box. Her goal is to create a collaborative space where clients can explore their experiences, recognize their strengths, and build tools that actually make sense for their lives.<\/p><p>Outside the therapy room, Kristal enjoys staying connected to nature, self-care, fitness, and earth-centered activities\u2014which fits her naturally grounded approach to wellness and mental health.<\/p><p>Kristal provides therapy in <strong>English and Spanish<\/strong> and <strong>offers hybrid appointments through our Hartford, Connecticut office<\/strong>, including both in-office therapy and telehealth.<\/p><p>If you\u2019re looking for a therapist who brings warmth, curiosity, and a whole-person approach to healing, Kristal may be a great fit for your next chapter.<\/p><p>Contact SMPsychotherapy &amp; Counseling Services to schedule your psychosocial assessment today!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristal Rivera, LMSW Licensed Master Social Worker | Bilingual Therapist \u2014 English &amp; Spanish Kristal Rivera, LMSW, is a warm, grounded, and compassionate bilingual therapist who believes therapy should feel like a space where you can slow down, feel understood, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7402","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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