Kyra Rivenloch, LCSW, RPT-S, CGT

Type of Therapy Provided: Individual, Siblings, Group
Client Ages Accepted (Range): 3 - 12
Most Used Interventions: Jungian-Based Play Therapy (Synergetic and Child-Centered), Geek Therapy (Video Games, D&D, Pokémon), Animal-Assisted Therapy, and Creative/Metaphysical Practices (Tarot, Symbol Work, and Shadow Work)
A creative outlet I enjoy: I love diving into board games, tarot, and writing. They give me space to connect, play, and imagine new possibilities.
My favorite way to enjoy nature: Spending time on my homestead with my ducks, chickens, and goats keeps me grounded and connected to the rhythms of the earth.
One word to describe my therapy approach: Creative/Jungian
A feeling I want clients to take from therapy is: The empowerment to embrace their authentic self, explore their shadow, and find playfulness in the process of growth.
My supervision style: I provide supervision that is collaborative, creative, and growth-oriented. I focus on helping supervisees explore their own voice and presence in the room while encouraging them to integrate playfulness, authenticity, and shadow work into their practice. I balance support with challenge by asking thoughtful questions, offering perspective-taking, and inviting flexibility in how therapy can look. My goal is to create a space where supervisees feel both safe and challenged; able to try new approaches, reflect on their identity as therapists, and build confidence in their clinical decision-making.

About Kyra Rivenloch, LCSW, RPT-S, CGT - Founder of Creative Directions Counseling & Consulting

Hi, I’m Kyra. I founded Creative Directions in April 2020 because I wanted therapy to feel more human: playful, creative, weird, messy, honest, and alive. I wanted to create a space where people could show up exactly as they are and know that who they are is already enough.

My path has woven together both traditional and unconventional approaches to healing. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Arizona State University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California, with a focus on Community Organization, Planning, and Administration. I am currently pursuing graduate study in East-West Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, exploring the places where psychology, spirituality, imagination, and healing meet.

My clinical specialty is play therapy, particularly child-centered, Synergetic, and Jungian approaches. I consider myself an intuitive play therapist, meaning I meet each person where they are and draw from the tools, symbols, and experiences that best support their process in that moment. I trust that healing has its own rhythm and that meaningful change cannot always be forced or neatly mapped out.

I am also a Certified Geek Therapist, which allows me to intentionally incorporate gaming, fandom, storytelling, superheroes, fantasy, science fiction, and pop culture into therapeutic work. Whether we are exploring identity through a favorite character, practicing connection through Dungeons & Dragons, or using stories to make sense of something difficult, I believe the worlds we love can become powerful doorways into healing.

In 2024, I expanded Creative Directions through Pathways to Wellness, a program dedicated to whole-person care. Pathways offers experiences such as Tarot Tuesdays, journaling groups, yoga, metaphysical practices, creative exploration, and skincare education. I believe healing can take many forms, including ritual, movement, reflection, play, energy work, storytelling, and community.

In 2025, I chose the name Kyra Rivenloch as part of a personal process of reclamation. The decision was inspired by a play therapy training focused on the power of names and identity. It invited me to examine the stories carried within both my maiden and married names and to claim a name that felt fully my own. Rivenloch means “transformative waters” and reflects my Celtic and Viking ancestry, as well as my own ongoing journey of growth, change, and becoming.

Outside of therapy, I am deeply connected to the metaphysical and imaginative worlds. Tarot, energy work, ritual, and intuitive practices are part of how I connect with myself, others, and the mystery of being alive. I live on a lively little farm surrounded by ducks, chickens, goats, snakes, birds, cats, and dogs. I also love Dungeons & Dragons, board games, video games, reading, and anything that creates space for curiosity, imagination, and play.

My mission is simple: to help people feel safe enough to become more fully themselves. I want therapy to be a place that can hold grief and laughter, shadow and magic, struggle and transformation—a place where healing feels meaningful, personal, and real.