Krista Jordan PhD

Dr. Jordan is highly experienced with treating relationship issues using an attachment approach. She also has extensive training in psychodynamic psychotherapy for issues of self-esteem, personality disorders, behavioral addictions, family of origin issues including alcoholism and other substance abuse problems, recovering from a dysfunctional childhood, and re-patterning adult attachment. Dr. Jordan also incorporates Interpersonal Neurobiology into her treatment and teaches a course in Interpersonal Neurobiology to high school students in Austin as a way to “pay it forward” and help teens learn good mental health habits.

While working exclusively with adults at this time Dr. Jordan was also trained to work with children and worked at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, the Dallas County Juvenile Department, and the Texas Youth Commission. These experiences, as well as seeing children and teens for play and talk therapy in the first half of her career, gave her a keen insight into attachment and personality development as well as family dynamics.

Dr. Jordan has also studied personality assessment/testing extensively at the graduate and post-graduate levels. She taught assessment at Texas State University in the Masters’ program and also and teaches individual and couples therapy and personality assessment at the post-doctoral level. She is an international sought-out consultant for attachment-based couples therapy using the Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy. Dr. Jordan has gained experience working with challenging clients through her private practice, teaching at the university level, publishing in peer-reviewed academic journals, and providing consultation to medical and mental health professionals.

Dr. Jordan has published numerous journal articles on various topics including the connection between chronic pain and mental health.

Education

• PhD in Clinical Psychology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas – Summa Cum Laude
• BA in Psychology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs – Summa Cum Laude

Why I Write for Choosing Therapy

I enjoy writing for Choosing Therapy because of its high professional standards. In a world where AI can now write mental health content that on the surface may look like it’s from a professional, there is no way to replace the years of training and expertise of a real psychologist. Choosing Therapy knows that and takes the time to cultivate relationships with contributions based on the professional’s credentials. With Choosing Therapy you know you are getting good content that has been reviewed by editors who are medical professionals.