Kristen Summers LCSW

Kristen Summers LCSW

I was born in a typical "crazy-making" alcoholic home I started drinking at 2 years old The elephant that lived in my family kept us all in our own private hell I thought if I had been born a boy my dad would not drink I was sure the rest of my family had their own blaming their self for not being enough We were the problem. Is it Love or Addiction was a question that I often wondered did anyone else become so obsessed with their partner that they lost themself. My biggest fear was being alone and becoming my father Both in time came true I wanted to be a therapist my whole life but like my father by 17 years old I was addicted to all drugs and told by a doctor that I would never go to college and needed 10 years institutionalization. When someone tells me I cannot do something well I want it more. So I thank that doctor . 13 years later 4 Master's straight A's and into private practice after 4 years I had arrived. Then I got certifications in as many types of therapy that would later be why my theory worked and still many do not get it

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