Our Team
Meet the Kinship Therapists
Finding the right therapist matters.
Therapy is deeply personal.
The relationship you have with your therapist can become an important part of the work, which is why we believe finding the right fit matters.
Our team brings different personalities, experiences, training, and areas of focus to therapy.
What connects us is our belief that therapy should be relational, compassionate, curious, and grounded in the whole person.
Not sure who you would connect with? You do not have to choose on your own. Tell us what brings you to therapy and we will help you explore a good fit.
Meredith Little
Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, LPC-S
Relationships · attachment · trauma
Meredith is the founder of Kinship. Her warm, authentic approach is rooted in attachment and relationship, with advanced training in EFT and EMDR. She works with adults and couples navigating relationship struggles, trauma, and life transitions.
Alexandra Blessing
Children · parents · perinatal · relationships
Alexandra brings warmth, playfulness, and empathy to her work with children, adolescents, parents, and adults. She especially enjoys helping parents understand and connect with their children, while supporting adults through anxiety, overwhelm, perinatal experiences, and sexuality.
Kristen Ezsol
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Trauma · emotional processing · experiential therapy
Kristen works with people navigating overwhelming emotions, difficult relationship patterns, anxiety, and trauma. Her approach is warm, relational, and experiential, drawing from AEDP, EMDR, somatic, and emotion-focused therapies. She meets clients in person in Denver, Colorado, and virtually in Colorado and South Carolina. See her biography for details.
Merrick Steffes
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Couples · attachment · relationships
Merrick is an attachment-focused, emotionally centered therapist who works with adults and couples. She brings warmth, curiosity, and compassion to helping clients understand themselves, their relationships, and the patterns that shape their lives.
Shannon Paul
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA, LPC-A
Trauma · adults · relationships
Shannon creates a warm, genuine space for adults and couples navigating trauma, anxiety, relationships, grief, and life transitions. Her trauma-informed and narrative approach helps clients make sense of their stories with greater kindness, self-trust, and hope.
Whitney Brenkus
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA, LPC-A
Trauma · EMDR · anxiety · teens and adults
Whitney creates a compassionate, judgment-free space for teens and adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Her work incorporates EMDR, ACT, CBT, and trauma-informed approaches, with an emphasis on mindfulness and self-compassion.
Ellis Pitts
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, LPC-A
Teens · young adults · identity · purpose
Ellis works with adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, relationships, identity, and life transitions. Her holistic approach helps clients understand themselves, explore what matters to them, and build a life that feels authentic.