Kryse Skye , LCSW

Kryse Skye is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 19 years of experience providing mental health care in Maine. Her clinical background includes work in a community mental health agency, a hospital outpatient program, and many years in private practice. She has supported people across the lifespan, working with clients from age 2 through 94, including children, teens, adults, and families.

Kryse has a strong focus on trauma and brings both professional training and personal understanding to that work. She is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, which means she uses body-centered methods to help people process and recover from traumatic stress. In addition to trauma, her practice addresses stress, anxiety, family and relationship concerns, parenting, self-esteem, mood challenges, eating and sleeping issues, anger, career transitions, compassion fatigue, and other life changes.

Kryse blends somatic approaches with mindfulness and solution-focused strategies to tailor care to each person’s needs. She draws on decades of experience to help clients develop coping skills, improve communication, and restore a greater sense of balance. Outside of her clinical work she enjoys time with family, especially her young granddaughter, and pursuits such as cooking, reading, music, coloring, caring for animals, and paddle boarding.

Approaches for Trauma and Body-Aware Care Online

Somatic therapy focuses on the connection between the body and emotional experience. It uses gentle awareness of physical sensations and movement to help people process stress and trauma that can be stored in the body, and it can be useful for those who have felt stuck by past events or ongoing tension.

Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on understanding and working through the effects of traumatic experiences. It offers structured ways to address trauma-related symptoms and to build skills for safety, regulation, and gradual healing, often tailored to the person’s pace and readiness.

Mindfulness therapy teaches techniques to bring present-moment attention to thoughts, emotions, and bodily states. These practices can reduce reactivity, support emotional regulation, and help people gain perspective when facing anxiety, grief, or life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kryse Skye works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and personal preferences, adapting techniques as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for accessing care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, and mobility considerations, and they allow licensed professionals to provide consistent, ongoing support across a range of communication styles.