Welcome!
I am Dr. Christen Scott, also known as The Yoga Shrink. I am a trained clinical psychologist who has shifted my work into a more holistic and spiritual context, blending modern psychology with the wisdom of yoga, energy medicine, and Spirit.
I earned my doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Hartford in 1999 and have worked in diverse clinical settings, including inpatient, outpatient, partial hospital, community mental health, and residential treatment facilities. For over a decade, I also ran a private psychotherapy and consulting practice in the Washington, D.C. area. My clinical expertise includes ADHD, learning disorders, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and PTSD, grief & loss, life transitions, as well as couples’ and family dynamics.
In 2003, I embarked on my own personal and spiritual development path, deepening into yoga, meditation, breathwork, and energy healing. I discovered yoga as a complete spiritual path — not only a physical practice but a doorway to transformation and union with the divine. As I witnessed greater breakthroughs through yoga and holistic practices than through traditional psychotherapy alone, I felt called to close my private practice and open a yoga studio in South Florida with my husband. For many years, I trained yoga teachers and students across the U.S., offering my unique integration of psychology and yoga philosophy.
In 2019, I closed my yoga studio, and in 2021, I faced one of life’s deepest initiations when my husband passed away suddenly. This experience — both devastating and illuminating — opened me even further into the realms of Spirit, energy healing, and plant medicine. Through my own post-traumatic growth and healing, I stepped fully into my soul’s work: guiding others through thresholds of loss, change, and rebirth.
Today, I serve individuals, couples, and even animals, weaving together my training as a clinical psychologist, my depth as a yoga and meditation teacher, and my gifts as an energy healer and spiritual guide. My work focuses on healing the whole person — body, mind, heart, and spirit — and on helping others find meaning, wholeness, and renewal in the midst of life’s inevitable transitions.
Experience
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.)
500 Level Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance (ERYT-500)
Multidimensional Energy Healer
Certified Usui Reiki Master Teacher
Certified Baptiste Yoga Teacher
Certified Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher
Ordained Minister with the Universal Life Church