Kirnvir (she/her) is a Clinical Psychology Doctoral Candidate at the Wright Institute and holds a B.A. in Psychology from UC Berkeley. She is currently completing her practicum at the Wright Institute’s Child, Family, and Adolescent Clinic where she provides psychodynamic oriented play and talk therapy to children and adolescents. Next year, she will be at Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Herrick Campus in Berkeley, CA where she will be working with individuals experiencing psychiatric crises.

Before entering the clinical field, Kirnvir spent some time in the legal world working with survivors of domestic and political violence. This work helped her better understand the collective and intergenerational trauma wounds left behind from systemic oppression which can be compounded by institutional barriers long after physical safety is achieved. She is especially interested in how systems of power influence survival strategies, the formation of identity, and what it means to heal when softness is finally safe.

Her work centers on supporting individuals navigating trauma, depression, anxiety, and disconnection. Those who have had to figure things out on their own, often for the sake of those around them. She honors resilience as a strength, but never as a reason to go without support.

When she’s not in session or writing, you can find Kirnvir biking, running, listening to music, or with her orange tabby, Little Lee, whose chaos and late-night zoomies remind her to stay grounded when presence becomes difficult. Her commitment to healing doesn’t stop at the therapy room. She believes language is power, and that voice, safety, and self-expression are not luxuries. They are rights. She is an advocate for freedom of speech. Even when it becomes difficult.