Do your therapists understand the experience of being a person of color?

Yes — by design. Every therapist at Knew You Psychotherapy is a minority. Kiara built the practice this way intentionally, so that clients never have to spend session time explaining their cultural context. Our therapists understand racial trauma, generational patterns, the pressure of being the first, and the particular exhaustion of code-switching. You can focus on the work instead of explaining your lived experience.

Meet Knew You

We built this practice on a simple idea: therapy works best when it feels personal.

Eden Lelinger, LPC-A

Associate Therapist

“Helping you slow down, quiet the self-doubt, and reconnect with the voice inside you that already knows the way forward.”

Who I Help

Self-Doubt & Life Transitions: For those navigating a life transition, feeling stuck, or unsure of themselves and ready for meaningful change.
Anxious & Disconnected Individuals: Helping people who feel anxious or overwhelmed, even when things look fine on the outside.
Relationship & Pattern Explorers: Supporting individuals who keep noticing the same patterns repeating in their relationships or decisions.
Teens Through Later Adulthood: Guiding clients of all ages through stress, self-esteem struggles, identity questions, and everyday life challenges.

My Approach to Your Healing

Slowing Down to Listen: “Therapy with me is about slowing down to notice what your mind, heart, and body are trying to tell you. We’ll explore your thoughts, emotions, and patterns with curiosity.”
Understanding Your Protective Parts: “We’ll look at the parts of you that may be working hard to protect you, even when they’re no longer helping, using tools like CBT, DBT skills, mindfulness, and narrative approaches.”
Building Grounded Confidence: “Over time, my hope is that you’ll notice self-doubt easing, feel more confident asserting your needs, and make choices that reflect who you truly are.”

Specialties: Self-Doubt, Anxiety, Life Transitions, Relationship Patterns.
Client Focus: Teens through Later Adulthood.
Clinical Methods: CBT, DBT Skills, Mindfulness, Narrative Therapy.
Education: Bellevue University, Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
Mantra: “You don’t have to face it alone.”

Meet Knew You

Eden Lelinger, LPC-A

Associate Therapist

Who I Help

My Approach to Your Healing

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