Kristin Marie Bennion

About Kristin

 

Kristin Marie Bennion is a licensed mental health therapist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist who works with individuals and couples seeking greater clarity, connection, and integrity in their emotional, relational, and sexual lives. Her clinical style is warm, direct, and collaborative, offering clients a grounded space to explore complex experiences without pressure to perform, fix, or arrive at quick answers.

 

Kristin works with clients navigating concerns related to sexuality, intimacy, desire discrepancy, relationship distress, religious or cultural conditioning, faith transitions, betrayal trauma, and major life transitions. Sessions are paced intentionally and shaped around each client’s goals, values, and lived experience, with an emphasis on curiosity, agency, and self-trust.

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How Kristin Works

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Kristin approaches therapy as a process of understanding rather than correction. Her work centers on helping clients make sense of their internal experiences, relational patterns, and embodied responses while building the skills needed to communicate more honestly and live with greater alignment over time.

 

Her clinical approach integrates evidence-based psychotherapy with sex therapy, psychoeducation, mindfulness-based practices, and values-informed exploration. Therapy is always tailored to the individual or relationship, with care taken to respect autonomy, cultural context, and the complexity of human desire and attachment.

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​Areas of Focus

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Kristin commonly works with clients around:

 

• Sexual concerns, desire discrepancy, and intimacy challenges

• Relationship dynamics and communication

• Religious or cultural influences on sexuality and identity

• Faith transitions, mixed-faith relationships, and post-religious adjustment

• Betrayal trauma, trust repair, and relational rupture

• Perinatal and postpartum transitions and their impact on identity and intimacy

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Training & Professional Background

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Kristin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, a credential that reflects advanced training and supervision in the field of human sexuality. She is currently completing a PhD in Human Sexuality, with doctoral work focused on cultural narratives, representation, and the social shaping of sexual meaning.

 

She has over fifteen years of clinical experience and has worked in a range of settings, including private practice, residential treatment, hospital-based crisis services, and community mental health. Her work is informed by both clinical rigor and long-standing engagement with the intersections of sexuality, power, culture, and belief systems.

 

Kristin’s professional contributions have included writing, media commentary, and presentations on topics related to sexuality, relationships, and faith transitions. She has also contributed to professional education and training within the field of sex therapy.

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Beyond the Therapy Room

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Kristin brings a deeply human perspective to her work, shaped by years of clinical practice, advanced academic study, and lived experience. She values authenticity, autonomy, justice, and meaningful connection, and these values guide her therapeutic approach.

 

When not working or studying, Kristin enjoys time with her family, travel, creative projects, and the quieter rhythms of everyday life. These experiences inform her belief that growth is not about perfection, but about cultivating awareness, choice, and compassion across life’s seasons.

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Working Together

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Therapy with Kristin is provided exclusively via secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth. An initial appointment offers space to ask questions, explore fit, and clarify next steps without obligation.

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Request an initial appointment to begin the process.