About
Krissy Pozatek, MSW
Krissy has had almost 30 years of experience in the wilderness therapy and adolescent treatment field. She graduated from Middlebury College with a joint undergraduate degree in environmental studies and geography.
Krissy went on to complete her graduate training in clinical social work, at both Smith College School for Social Work and at N.M. Highlands University.
As an adolescent and young adult therapist, Krissy’s clinical experience includes the treatment of adoption issues, trauma, self-harming behavior, substance abuse, personality disorders and family system problems.
Krissy switched to Parent Coaching in 2006 and currently works with parents of struggling adolescents and young adults in her parent coaching practice, Parallel Process and on her digital coaching platforms. She is the author of The Parallel Process, the landmark book that teaches parents how to grow alongside their struggling adolescent or young adult child in treatment, and to integrate the changes into the home. Krissy has coached parents in a home transition program since 2012, and launched Parallel Process Transitions in 2023.
Krissy was also a visiting professor at Middlebury College. Krissy is the mother of 2 daughters (one is a young adult and one a teen), and lives in Vermont with her partner. She loves to travel, to be in nature, skiing, hiking, yoga and mostly being with her family.
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Testimonials
“Krissy’s lighthearted, humorous, gentle, and especially non-judgmental nature never failed to lift our spirits. I always appreciated her many stories and her use of metaphors to simply illustrate concepts which she felt we needed to deeply understand.”
“After we successfully navigated A’s 18th birthday at his program, his growth trajectory was pretty steady. His therapist now refers to him as the “poster student.” The coaching we I received from you really helped us transform our parenting.”