{"id":15404,"date":"2025-02-05T15:55:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T20:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shepctr2025dev.wpengine.com\/?post_type=idfive-person&#038;p=15404"},"modified":"2025-02-05T16:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T21:03:23","slug":"kirsten-allen","status":"publish","type":"idfive-person","link":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kirsten-allen\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirsten Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--person\">\n\t<div class=\"person-block idf-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"person-block-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"person-block-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_person_placeholder_480.jpg\" alt=\"A gray silhouette of a person on a light gray background, typically used as a placeholder for a profile picture.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-block-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"article-h1\">Kirsten Allen<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"person-block-info__title\">Psy.D., ABPP<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sport and Rehabilitation Psychologist, Complex Concussion Clinic<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"person-block-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#icon-ICON_Location\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<address>Complex Concussion Clinic<\/address>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/services-clinics\/psychology\/\" class=\"wp-element-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Psychology Team &#038; Services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"idf-block text-content\">\n\t\t<p>Kristen Allen, Psy.D., ABPP, has been with Shepherd Center since 2019 and serves as a Sport and Rehabilitation Psychologist for the <a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/services-clinics\/concussion-clinic\/\">Complex Concussion Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Education and training<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine<\/strong><br \/>\nPostdoctoral Residency, Rehabilitation Psychology, 2018-2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital (APA Accredited)<\/strong><br \/>\nPredoctoral Internship, General Track with emphasis in Rehabilitation Psychology, 2017-2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>University of Denver, Graduate School of Professional Psychology<\/strong><br \/>\nDoctor of Clinical Psychology, 2014-2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>University of Denver, Graduate School of Professional Psychology<\/strong><br \/>\nMaster of Arts, Sport and Performance Psychology, 2011-2013<\/p>\n<h2>Certifications<\/h2>\n<p><strong>American Board of Professional Psychology<\/strong><br \/>\nBoard-Certified in Rehabilitation Psychology<\/p>\n<h2>About<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Kirsten Allen, a Sport and Rehabilitation Psychologist, has been with Shepherd Center since 2019. 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