Kya Bock M.S. grew up in San Antonio, Texas and earned her B.A. in Behavioral Sciences with a minor and emphasis in psychology at Concordia University Irvine. She earned her Master of Science in Clinical Psychology degree from Southwestern Assemblies God University. While in her master’s program, she focused her time and research on adolescents and young adults having difficulties with new life changes such as divorce, graduating from college, psychological abuse, relations to trauma, anxiety and depression. She has also assessed and diagnosed patients who suffer from Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Disabilities, Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Eating Disorders, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder among other disorders.
Kya has experience working with children, teens and adults from multicultural backgrounds and different sexual orientations. Kya also enjoys volunteering her time to coach young athletes in volleyball and helping their journey with their confidence, loving themselves and their overall mental health. When Kya is not working; she is enjoying her time traveling to new places and being outside with nature. She finds value in connecting with nature, as it can be a valuable strategy for reducing anxiety, alleviating stress, and managing feelings of anger. She expresses how consistent exposure to green spaces has shown associations with a decreased risk of depression and enhanced concentration and attention.