Kia Tompkins

More About Kia Tompkins

Clinical Interests:

With over seven years of experience providing counseling support to children, adolescents, and young adults, my clinical work has been shaped by a deep commitment to helping individuals navigate life’s challenges across a variety of developmental stages. My experience includes supporting children, adolescents, and families in school settings, where I provided care for individuals navigating emotional, behavioral, and mental health challenges. I also bring valuable experience from my work in an inpatient setting at Prairie St. John’s in Fargo, where I supported individuals during periods of acute vulnerability and significant mental health crises. These experiences have strengthened my ability to provide a calm, compassionate, and responsive presence while helping clients and families navigate some of their most difficult moments.

Since joining Sagent, I have worked with clients ages 0–30, providing support across early childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. I value understanding each client within the context of their developmental stage, personal experiences, relationships, and unique strengths. My approach is integrative and individualized, drawing from evidence-based modalities alongside creative and developmentally appropriate interventions to best meet each client’s needs.

Throughout my work with children, I have supported young clients in developing emotional awareness, building regulation skills, and processing experiences related to anxiety, trauma, grief, and life transitions. I incorporate approaches such as play therapy, narrative therapy, and expressive arts to help children communicate and make sense of their experiences in ways that feel natural and accessible.

I am also passionate about working with adolescents and young adults as they navigate identity development, life transitions, relationships, and personal growth. I support clients in addressing concerns related to anxiety, depression, academic and social stressors, family conflict, trauma, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts while creating a space where they feel understood, empowered, and supported. Additionally, I have a special interest in supporting women through the perinatal period, recognizing the significant emotional, relational, and identity shifts that can occur during pregnancy, postpartum, and the transition into parenthood. I provide compassionate and supportive space for women to process experiences related to anxiety, mood changes, adjustment, grief, self-identity, parenting challenges, and the many complex emotions that can arise during this season of life.

Clinical Approach:

Healing doesn’t follow a single path, and therapy shouldn’t either. I believe each person brings a unique story, set of strengths, and set of needs into the therapy space, and I work to meet you exactly where you are. As trust builds, I thoughtfully adapt my approach to reflect your goals, lived experiences, and what feels most helpful for you in the moment.

Grounded in a trauma-informed and culturally responsive lens, I aim to create a space that feels safe, respectful, and genuinely collaborative. My hope is that you feel both supported and empowered as we work together—not only to make sense of what you’ve been through, but also to explore who you are becoming and what feels meaningful moving forward.

I have specialized training in DC:0–5, Play Therapy, Sand Tray Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). I use these approaches to provide developmentally appropriate support for children, adolescents, and families.

DC:0–5 helps guide understanding of the emotional and developmental needs of young children ages birth through five by considering their relationships, environment, and unique experiences. Play therapy and sand tray therapy allow children to process emotions, build coping skills, and communicate experiences through creativity and play. TF-CBT supports children and adolescents who have experienced trauma by helping them process difficult experiences, develop coping strategies, and strengthen emotional resilience.

These specialized services are currently offered in-office only.

Hobbies:

Outside of the therapy space, I enjoy finding joy in the simple, meaningful moments of everyday life. I love spending time outdoors during the summer months, exploring new parks and places to visit, and creating memories with my family. I also value time spent connecting with friends and believe in the importance of meaningful conversations and relationships. And regardless of the season, a warm cup of coffee is one of my favorite daily comforts—a small ritual that brings a little calm and joy to my day.