Dr. Kristy LaMar, Ph.D.

Dr. Kristy LaMar

Licensed Psychological Associate

Dr. Kristy LaMar, PhD is an experienced therapist with a doctorate in Educational and Counseling Psychology and a personal journey marked by resilience as a brain tumor survivor. With a deep commitment to mental health, Dr. LaMar draws from a range of evidence-based modalities, including Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Exploratory Psychotherapy.

Dr. LaMar has worked with individuals across the lifespan, skillfully integrating structured techniques with meaningful introspection to help clients tap into their inner strengths. Her therapeutic style is compassionate and collaborative, rooted in the belief that every person holds the capacity for growth, healing, and purposeful living.

Through a holistic and integrative approach, Dr. LaMar helps clients navigate life transitions, improve emotional well-being, and cultivate self-awareness. She specializes in supporting individuals facing health-related concerns, weight management, anxiety, stress, grief and loss, self-esteem issues, relationship challenges, career and workplace difficulties, existential questions, end-of-life considerations, educational planning, and personal development.

Clients are welcomed into a safe, nonjudgmental space where they can work alongside Dr. LaMar to identify goals, overcome barriers, and unlock a more meaningful, empowered life.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. LaMar is a published researcher with a focus on media influence, racial identity, and self-efficacy among women of color. Her publications include:

• How Media Influence about Hair Texture Impacts Internalized Racial Oppression and Why The CROWN Act Simultaneously Promotes Necessary Change and Yet Familiar Defeat
• The Impact of Media Influence about Hair Texture on the Self-Efficacy of African American and Black Women
• Comparison of Three Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure Models: A Confirmatory Analysis with Female Population

Her scholarly contributions reflect a commitment to advocacy, cultural identity, and the psychological well-being of underrepresented communities.