Mental Skills Coach

Kristi Paguio Consulting, LLC

Kristi has a passion for helping people with diabetes feel seen, heard, and empowered. Kristi started specializing in mental health and diabetes shortly after her own diagnosis and has had the privilege of helping others, both pediatric and adult clients, for 20+ years. Kristi received her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from Michigan State University in 2002 and works as psychotherapist and a mental skills coach in a thriving private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Kristi was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2000 and since that time has had an interest in the mental and emotional aspects of diabetes. In addition to the countless stories from clients over the years, Kristi also draws from her own lived experience that give her insights into the unique facets living with diabetes often brings.

Kristi has been a camper twice at DTC and each camp she attended, whether as a camper or as a staff member, have been deeply impactful, both personally and professionally. In her personal life, Kristi enjoys cooking, artistic pursuits, being in nature, dancing and all types of general exercising, spending time with her beloved friends and family, reading and traveling.