Welcome!
Hi, I am Dr. Christen Scott, the Yoga Shrink.
I am a trained clinical psychologist who has shifted my work with clients into a more holistic and spiritual context, primarily utilizing the Eight Limbs of Yoga.
I received my doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Hartford in 1999 and have worked in a variety of clinical settings, including inpatient, outpatient, partial hospital, community mental health, and residential treatment facilities. I also ran a private psychotherapy and consulting practice in the Washington, D.C. area for over ten years. I have extensive experience with ADHD, Learning Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders (Depression, Bipolar), Adjustment Disorders, trauma (PTSD), grief & loss, life transitions, as well as couples’ and family issues.
In 2003, I embarked on a personal and spiritual development path that included yoga, meditation & mindfulness, breath work, and energy work. I came to realize that yoga was so much more than the physical practice, and I started to incorporate the philosophy and connection to the divine into my life and my work with clients. Because I saw more transformation through yoga than in traditional psychotherapy, I closed my private psychotherapy practice and moved to South Florida, where I opened a yoga studio with my husband. During this time, I was teaching and training yoga teachers and students at yoga studios throughout the US, bringing my unique coupling of psychology and yoga to create one-of-a-kind classes and trainings.
After closing my yoga studio in 2019 and witnessing my husband unexpectedly pass away at the end of 2021, my personal and professional work has moved into the energy/spirit realm. My own Post Traumatic Growth and expansion has been highly influenced by energy healing, connection to Spirit, and plant medicine. My current work is focused around healing the whole person, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I now incorporate all of my experience and knowledge as a clinical psychologist, yoga & meditation teacher, and energy healer in my work with individuals, couples, and even animals.
Experience
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.)
500 Level Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance (ERYT-500)
Certified Usui Reiki Master Teacher
Certified Baptiste Yoga Teacher
Certified Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher
Ordained Minister with the Universal Life Church
Multidimensional Energy Healer (currently In-Training & Mentorship)