Kristen Carlosh
Doctoral Candidate and Wellness Counselor
E-mail: KCarlosh@vols.utk.edu
Phone: 423-915-9532
Kristen A. Carlosh is a licensed school and clinical mental health counselor and graduate student in the counselor education Ph.D. program at the University of Tennessee.
She is passionate about educating others about mental health and removing the stigma surrounding mental health and mental health services.
Prior to attending UT, she has served as a therapeutic crisis intervention trainer and mental health crisis therapist and educator focused on wellness, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and self-care.
As a counselor, she uses an integrated approach to therapeutic interventions, including acceptance and commitment therapy, voice dialogue and internal family systems therapy, and relational cultural therapy. An advocate for underserved populations, she has worked in research for over 15 years to bring resources, education, and awareness for a number of health and mental health factors to rural and urban Tennesseans.