Our Philosophy
Therapy helps people to develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships, become free of old patterns, or simply find ways to process pain or memories that have kept them feeling stuck. It is a healing process that allows people to not only start feeling better but gain insight, awareness, and ultimately begin trusting their own intuition and experiences.
Authentic Self Psychological Services aims at providing growth, relief, and healing for any individual that enters our practice. We actively strive to create an inclusive space that welcomes everyone and anyone through our clinic doors. We understand that this is a big step in life’s journey, we have complete reverence that our clients allow us to work hand in hand with each of our clients during the therapeutic process. We understand that everyone comes to therapy with different experiences and expectations. The ultimate goal is to explore the current issues impacting you while exploring the underlying factors impeding your ability to reach your desired healthy balance.
Our Services
Individual Therapy
We offer individual therapy to adult individuals starting from 18 year of age throughout adulthood. Each therapist specializes in different client bases, please refer to the staff bios to find the right therapist for you.
Couples Therapy
Dr. Kristina Kalaj offers a unique skillset that effectively blends clinical skills along with evaluative skills to produce an inclusive and expansive evaluation that allows for a holistic view of you/your child as an individual. Dr. Kalaj specializes in doing psychological, psychoeducational, and 504 evaluations. The evaluations areas of specialty include ruling in and ruling out ADHD, learning disabilities, cognitive impairments, and mood disorders for individuals at school age throughout adulthood. After doing a free phone consultation, we will determine the extent of psychological or academic testing necessary to explore identifying the factors that are impeding your personal, social, academic, and/or occupational functioning.
School Based Advocacy
Dr. Kristina Kalaj has 20+ years of experience working as a school psychologist in the public school system. I understand that the Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team (MET), Individual Education Plan (IEP), and 504 Plan meetings are overwhelming and often result in your child missing out on their legally required services of remediation. After an evaluation is completed, I am available for services to attend those meetings either in person or via zoom. Please note your insurance would not pay for this service, this would be a self-pay service offered.
Evaluations
A marriage and family systemic therapy approach is utilized when working with couples. We offer a safe space for each individual to have their perspectives to be heard and explore how to move past the obstacles impacting your connectivity and unity as a couple.
Staff
Outpatient therapy for all kinds of hindering factors such as depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationships, and identity.
Psychological evaluations to assist with diagnosing or rediscovering treatment goals for attention, learning, mood, etc. Collaborating with providers to reassure both provider and client they are treating the specific issues that are impacting personal, familial, academic, occupational, and/or social impairments.
Kristina Kalaj, PsyD, LP
Clinical Psychologist - ASPS Founder
Husam Abdelkhaleq, LPC
Therapist