Krysteena Wilson, LCPC

11/06/2025

Feeing triggered as a parent or partner??

You’re not broken - but you miiigghhttt be responding from your Attachment Style.

In this powerful conversation with Laura Vient of Raising Well, I unpack how your earliest relationships shape how you love, argue, parent, and repair —

And what healing actually looks like when you’re trying to break cycle and raise emotionally secure kids.

We talk about:

♥️ The 4 attachment styles & how they show up in adult relationships
♥️ Why your kids (and partner) trigger your old wounds
♥️ The truth about rupture & repair in relationships
♥️ How your healing supports secure parenting
♥️ Why “bigger, stronger, wiser, & kind” should be your new parenting mantra
♥️ Tools for new parents trying to find their new normal

It’s a real and raw conversation for people who want deeper connections, safer conflict, and more emotional closeness - in parenting and partnership.

👉🏻Head to the link in bio to watch the full video.

⬇️ And comment ATTACHED to grab my free Attachment Styles Quiz to start your own healing journey.

[Accepting clients in person and virtually in Idaho]

10/28/2025

Does your partner shut down during conflict?

You try to talk through an issue, and suddenly they’re quiet, distant, or emotionally checked out. The more you try to connect, the more they seem to pull away. Sound familiar?

This is a common relationship pattern known as the anxious-avoidant trap, where one partner (often anxiously attached) seeks closeness during distress, and the other (often avoidantly attached) copes by withdrawing or minimizing.

Avoidantly attached individuals often grew up in environments where emotions were dismissed or discouraged. Conflict doesn’t feel like a chance to connect...it feels like a threat. So they retreat.

If you're the one reaching out and feeling rejected, it can feel incredibly painful. But here’s the thing: this dynamic can change. With the right tools, awareness, and support, you can break the cycle and build a relationship that feels safer for both of you.

Learn more in our latest blog post:

If your partner tends to shut down, withdraw, or minimize during difficult conversations, you may be caught in what's known as the anxious-avoidant trap—a common dynamic where one partner seeks closeness and resolution, while the other retreats to self-regulate and avoid emotional overwhelm. For i...

10/20/2025

You’re trying to do it differently…

You want to raise emotionally healthy kids.

You want to break the cycles you grew up in - not just as individuals, but together as a couple.

Though sometimes it feels like you’re not on the same page.

Maybe one of you is diving deep into healing while the other is just trying to survive the day-to-day.

Maybe you’re stuck in reactive patterns with each other — even though you swore you’d never show your kids what your parents showed you..

You love your kids and you love each other.

You want to be good role models, to show what healthy love looks like.

And still… it’s so so hard.

In my practice, we help couples co-create a new parenting legacy. One built on emotional safety, mutual respect, and a shared vision for your family.

We often talk to our clients about:

💕Building secure attachment (with your kids and each other)
💕Regulating your nervous systems together
💕Communicating without blame or shutdown
💕Showing up as a parenting team, even when things are hard
💕Repairing after rupture — because disconnection WILL happen, but repair is everything in healthy relationships

We can help you figure it out together.

⬇️ Comment ATTACHED to get started with our free Attachment Styles Quiz + workbook

[accepting clients in Idaho]

10/14/2025

Why does intimacy sometimes feel hard even in relationships that are loving and supportive?

You might really care about your partner and want to feel close, but still find yourself pulling away, shutting down, or feeling disconnected during moments that are supposed to bring you closer. This can look like avoiding physical touch, struggling to open up emotionally, or feeling distant during s*x, even when nothing is “wrong.”

Many people grew up in environments where vulnerability didn’t feel safe. Maybe you were praised for being strong, taught to hide your emotions, or raised in a culture where expressing desire or affection came with guilt or shame.

These early experiences shape how we show up in adult relationships. Over time, your nervous system starts to associate intimacy with risk, and even when your relationship is secure, your body might still be protecting you in ways you don’t fully understand.

Learn more on this topic with our most recent blog post written by our therapist Madison Butler, LPC.

Sex-shame often begins early and shows up in how we connect (or disconnect) with our partners. It doesn’t just affect the bedroom, it affects our ability to feel safe, seen, and emotionally close. Learn where it stems from and how to heal in this latest article on our website.

10/08/2025

❤️Loving Someone With Addiction Support Group

You’ve held it together for everyone else. Now it’s time to get support for you.

https://www.treecitywellnessid.com/loving-someone-with-addiction/

Loving someone with addiction is a uniquely painful experience. You’re doing your best to show up, stay hopeful, and hold the pieces together — but deep down, you may feel:

Drained from constantly managing someone else’s crisis
Unsure how to set boundaries without guilt
Like you’ve become a caretaker, not a partner, parent, or sibling
Disconnected from your own needs, identity, or peace

If that resonates, this space was made for you.

This is a weekly virtual therapy process group for adults impacted by someone else’s addiction — whether that’s a partner, child, parent, sibling, or close friend. It’s a place where you can show up exactly as you are, and begin the work of understanding your own emotional experience.

The group meets Fridays from 1:00 to 2:00pm (Mountain Time), and is open to residents across the state of Idaho. Sessions are $40 each, with sliding scale options available.

Led by Lily Archuleta, a graduate counseling student in addiction studies at Boise State University, this group combines compassionate support with clinical structure. Lily brings a grounded, trauma-informed lens to the work, and a deep understanding of the patterns, pain, and hope that come with loving someone who struggles with addiction.

You’ll walk away with:

Support from people who truly understand what you’re going through

Tools to manage guilt, grief, and emotional exhaustion

Skills to set boundaries, reconnect with your needs, and stop over-functioning

A clearer sense of who you are outside of this relationship

This isn’t just about surviving someone else’s addiction — it’s about reclaiming your own emotional clarity, boundaries, and peace.

Spots are limited. If you’re interested in joining, please fill out a brief interest form. We’ll follow up personally to explore if the group is a good fit.

You’ve held it together for everyone else. Now it’s time to get support for you.

10/08/2025

You’ve held it together for everyone else…

Now it’s time to get support for you ❤️

Loving someone with addiction is a uniquely painful experience. You’re doing your best to show up, stay hopeful, and hold the pieces together — but deep down you might feel:

💙 Unsure how to set boundaries without guilt
💙 Like you’ve become a caretaker, instead of a partner, parent, or sibling
💙 Disconnected from your own needs, identity, or peace
💙 Drained from constantly managing someone else’s crisis

If any of this resonates, then this group is for you.

This is a weekly virtual therapy process group for adults impacted by a loved ones addiction.

⏰ Meets Fridays from 1-2pm
🖥️ Meetings held online
💵 $40 per session (sliding scale available)
📆 Begins next Friday, Oct 17th

Go to the link in our bio regarding “Getting support for a loved ones addiction” for more information and to register.

Spots are limited- if you’re interested in joining, get in touch today.

[Idaho residents only]

09/30/2025

Can you recover from an affair? ❤️‍🩹

YES - but it takes work from both partners.

And you will never go back to your old relationship.

But you can create a beautiful new one with your partner 💕

It’s not easy, it’s not quick, but we’ve seen it happen in o it practice many, many times.

👉🏻 Rebuilding trust is about both people learning new ways to show up, communicate, apologize, and stay regulated during hard conversations.

👉🏻 It’s about transparency, honesty, and a commitment to change and start anew.

We know this work is incredibly difficult. The conversations are painful, the triggers are real, the emotions are high — and some days it feels impossible to move forward.

But we also know that with the right support, many couples don’t just survive infidelity, they build something stronger than what they had before.

💕 If you’re in the thick of it and wondering what’s next, we can help.

📌 Follow our link in bio to reach out for a free consultations and more resources to healing your relationship.

09/10/2025

You know that moment when something just… *clicks*?

In my practice, it’s usually when couples finally stop bickering about the dishes, the kids schedule, about who’s doing what — and realize what’s ACTUALLY happening underneath it all.

It’s those, “Ohhh, THATS what’s really going on” moments..

It’s when someone realize they’re not really upset about their partner asking for help - they’re feeling criticized and incompetent.

Or when they discover that avoiding conflict isn’t keeping the peace - it’s actually creating distance.

These breakthrough moments happen in our offices every week. Suddenly couples stop having the same fight on repeat, and start having conversations that actually matter.

They begin to see each other clearly instead of through the lense of hurt and misunderstandings.

💕 Ready to move past the surface and get to the heart of what’s really going on underneath in your relationship?

👉🏻Schedule a complimentary 15 minute intro call using the link in bio.

[ID residents only]

09/04/2025

Rapid trauma therapy 🌟

Talk therapy can be immensely helpful, but sometimes the sting of significant trauma and the hurt still lingers.

That’s where trauma intensives with ART can
make a difference.

It’s a gentle, focused way to help your brain let go of the sting of the past so you can feel lighter and more present in your life.

ART uses visualization and bilateral stimulation to help your brain process the experience in a new way and help develop meaning.

It helps you lose the images and the pain associated with it while still keeping the memory…

But it doesn’t have to interfere with your daily life anymore.

Clients often see significant results in as few as 2 sessions, though up to 5 might be required for more complex traumas.

✨If you’re curious, I’d love to invite you to a free 15-minute consultation.

We can talk about what you’re going through and see if this might be the right next step for you.

👉🏻Reach out for a free call through the link in bio.