About Myself.

I am an Expressive Arts Therapist, Mental Health Counselor (CMHC), 200 Hour Certified Yoga Instructor, and Restorative Partner Hands On Yoga Practitioner. I hold a Masters of Arts degree in Expressive Therapies and Mental Health Counseling, a Masters of Family and Human Development degree, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education.  Additionally I am trained in EMDR, Theraplay, Sandtray Therapy, EFT, DBT, and Psychodrama.  I am a member of the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA).

About My Clients.

I specialize in using a trauma sensitive approach in working with adults dealing with trauma and PTSD, internalized emotions, attachment wounding, mood disorders, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and relationship and social conflicts.

About My Methods.

I utilize expressive arts therapies, EMDR, play therapy and talk therapy to assist individuals to increase self awareness and self expression, work through and gain insight into one's own experiences, and learn coping and relationship skills.

My approach is unique and eclectic in the combination of my training and practice in expressive arts therapies, yoga, mental health counseling, EMDR, mindfulness, self compassion, acceptance, and attachment theory which allows me to help in an empathetic, compassionate, unique way that caters to the whole person.  I believe that healing comes through a combination of:
  • Somatic Body Awareness
  • Awareness of Emotions
  • Acceptance of Emotions
  • Expression of Emotions
  • Reframing Thoughts
  • Shame Resilience
  • Self-Compassion
  • Resourcing Positive Emotional and Mental States
  • Reprocessing Traumatic Experiences
  • Healing Attachment Wounding
  • Becoming More Safely Embodied and Securely Attached


I have extensive training and education in:
  • Expressive Arts Therapies
  • Psychodrama
  • Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Sandtray Therapy
  • Theraplay
  • Embodied Attachment
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Trauma Sensitive Yoga
  • Restorative Partner Yoga
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Mindfulness
  • Self-Compassion
  • Acceptance Commitment Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Brene Brown’s Shame Resilience

About Kalli's Education and Experience.

Kalli Kronmiller is an Expressive Arts Therapist and Mental Health Counselor, Yoga Instructor, Teacher, and Curriculum Developer.  She holds a Masters of Arts degree in Expressive Therapies and Mental Health Counseling from Lesley University, a Master of Family and Human Development degree from Utah State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Brigham Young University-Idaho.  She is a certified L.L.C. 200-Hour Bodhi Yoga Instructor.  She is unique in her eclectic approach drawn from her experience in the field of education, the field of therapy, research, and holistic methodologies.  She has worked professionally in the therapeutic field for over five years and also accrued vast experience in human services while working as an educator since 2004.   In her second year of teaching she was awarded the Golden Apple of Teaching Excellence Award.  She has also been published in the Journal of Early Childhood Education.

She currently works as an Expressive Arts Therapist and Mental Health Counselor in private practice in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Before going in to private practice, Kalli was employed at The Healing Group.

Prior to her therapeutic work in Salt Lake City she was hired privately to work one on one with a child with special needs and her siblings in a variety of settings and life experiences as they traveled the world for seven months. She accompanied the family and provided therapeutic interventions in educational, social, and familial settings. Before traveling in this capacity, she worked as a therapeutic aide and provided psychoeducation and arts therapy, social skills training, mindfulness training, and classroom-wide and individual behavioral assistance at The Rashi School in Dedham, MA.

For several years at Housing Families in Malden, MA, Kalli did therapeutic work with homeless children and parents in the greater Boston area providing play, art, and talk therapies both individually and in groups, including identifying and working through internalized emotions and education about trauma, PTSD, and coping strategies. Additionally, she worked at the Community Therapeutic Day School in Lexington, MA as an expressive arts therapist working with children with severe emotional and neurologic disorders.

Upon completing her Yoga Teacher Training with Bodhi Yoga in Provo, Utah in 2012, Kalli taught weekly yoga classes in Cambridge, MA for the Harvard Square Community and at the Breathing Space.

Kalli was an elementary classroom teacher and an art, music, dance, and drama specialist for seven years, teaching children in grades kindergarten through sixth grade. While working as part-time faculty at Brigham Young University she created an arts based curriculum for children ages five through eight which fused arts skills and concepts with social skills and emotional awareness.  She also conducted research focused on children’s positive behavior, social and emotional competence, and the arts.

The combination of her training and practice in expressive arts therapies, yoga, mental health counseling, her graduate work, previous teaching, and research experience allow her to contribute in a unique way.

Kalli has lived around both the U.S. and around the globe.  She currently resides in the mountains of Salt Lake City, Utah.  

EDUCATION

Lesley University - Masters of Arts in Expressive Therapies and Mental Health Counseling

Utah State University - Masters in Marriage, Family, and Human Development


AWARDS / RECOGNITION

State of Utah Golden Apple Teaching Award
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Get In Touch.
                      expressiveartstherapyutah@gmail.com                   
               
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