Khristina Stoker

Dedicated Trainee Counselor at California State University, Bakersfield, committed to continual growth as a therapist through graduate studies and personal experience. Developing skills in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy interventions and Mindfulness techniques to support the client's best interests. Passionate about building strong therapeutic relationships as the foundation of effective and collaborative client care.

• Named Outstanding Undergraduate Student of Psychology, California State University of Bakersfield, 2023
• Received Roadrunner Society Membership Award, California State University of Bakersfield, 2023

Research Poster Presentations:

• Garcia, J., Stoker, K., & Duran, A. (2024, April). Redefining interdependence: interdependence in an independent society. Poster presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
• Rich, S., Stoker, K., Torres, N., Skaggs, S., Uhalt, J., & Duran, A. (2023, April). Relationship between imposter phenomenon, learned helplessness, and motivational orientation. Poster presented at the 101st annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.
• Stoker, K., Rich, S., Torres, N., Skaggs, S., Sloan, S., Uhalt, J., & Duran, A. (2023, April). I’m lucky, you’re skilled, part II. Poster presented at the 101st annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.
• Tompkins, J., Flohr, Z., Delija, R., Stoker, K., & Duran, A. (2024, April). Comparing views of self to societal expectations. Posted presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

• CityServe (Jan 2019-Jan 2021 ) As a volunteer of the Olive Knolls Church CityServe POD, I helped connect local families in need with special items requested (furniture, clothing, food, etc). While volunteering, I was a small piece on the larger scale that helped hurting families rebuild in the community while spreading God's Love in the process. I often arranged the scheduling of volunteers and transportation on delivery days to provide community members with donated goods, and I attended monthly meetings to ensure efficacy and productivity were at their best.
• Celebrate Recovery Kitchen Helper/Small Group Leader (Jan 2019-Present) I assist in the kitchen at Olive Knolls Celebrate Recovery. This outreach feeds the community weekly dinner, as well as provides a Christ-Centered Recovery Group focusing on hurts, habits and hangups (essentially any type of mental health issues). My role as a Small Female-Group Leader is to guide the individuals through a support group session under the Celebrate Recovery Guidelines and ensure the safety of the participants present.