Kid’s Corner Editors

Coming in 2025!

Colleen Klym

Colleen Klym is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Brainspotting Consultant with a speciality in children and adolescents along with a bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy. She has a private practice in South Lake Tahoe where she uses a combination of expressive arts including music, art, sand play and play therapy, and Brainspotting to work with adults, children, couples and adolescents using an interpersonal neurobiology and attachment approach. Colleen was first a singer and songwriting and remembers very clearly that she figured out she could use her singing voice to positively impact people’s moods and environments from a very young age. This led to her performing through her childhood whether it was in the living room of her Irish home, on stage, in nursing homes or at restaurants and parties. She discovered music therapy and knew it was her calling to pursue this field of study which led her to continue on and study Counseling Psychology and ultimately have her greatest healing experience with Brainspotting.

Along with her private practice, Colleen is a clinical supervisor at the Infant Parent Center a non profit agency based in Placerville CA. She runs the satellite office in South Lake Tahoe providing mental health services to families and children in El Dorado County from 0-5. She also provides a music program at the local nursing home. She often writes songs improvisationally throughout sessions to meet the needs of her clients and has recorded music focusing on nurturing connection and relationship between parents and young children.

In her free time, she can be found finding reasons to laugh, cherishing moments with her husband and three children outdoors in beautiful South Lake Tahoe or watching her kids find joy in their various activities.

You can connect with Colleen by emailing Colleen@cktherapyservices.com.

Connie Johnshoy-Currie, Psy.D.

Connie Johnshoy-Currie has had a lifelong heartfelt commitment to the development of the whole person and the priority of relationships. She has dedicated her professional life to fostering healing and growth in vulnerable folks, especially children and teens. She specializes in helping young ones heal from traumatic wounding and disrupted development, while harnessing their strengths to enhance their functioning. She loves empowering them to flourish on their forward paths. Her early work and internships were in child and adolescent services, including both clinic and intensive daily hospital work.

In her doctoral dissertation, Connie created a developmental model for the diagnosis and treatment with adolescents, focusing upon development rather than disorder. Connie’s therapeutic work has included creative writing, drawings, and the use of rhythm and music to support processing. Connie has penned a collection of writings, “the wispiness of a gentle butterfly”, and is currently exploring new writing projects. Recently, she collaborated with renowned lutenist, Phillip Rukavina, to create bilateral recordings of Renaissance Lute music. These hand-panned bilateral sound recordings support calming the nervous system as well as energizing those in a frozen state.

As a clinical psychologist in her private practice in Southern California, Connie continues to support children and adolescents while expanding her expertise in trauma, attachment, and dissociative issues. As both a certified and approved consultant in Brainspotting and EMDR, Connie offers trainings for professionals aimed at their personal growth and enhancing their therapeutic skills. For more information on her services, please visit her website at https://psychhealingandgrowth.com.

Healing ~ Growth ~ Empowerment

Connie is committed to healing trauma, promoting growth, and empowering individuals to unlock their creativity and subcortical wisdom, welcoming both clients and clinicians into her practice.
Through it all, Connie enjoys spending time with family and friends, running, hiking, paddle boarding, and immersing herself in nature. She believes that healing in relationship is vital for navigating life’s challenges. The expressive arts enhance the journey.