Life-CAHST, LLC

Thirty years of front-line experience with children, families, and the nervous system. Kristin is a Social Emotional Learning Facilitator certified through Breathe for Change — a program grounded in the CASEL framework — and a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher. Her children's yoga and adaptive yoga training is through My Vinyasa Practice, with Yoga Alliance registration as a Registered Children's Yoga Teacher.

She brings the body into the forensic conversation. Trauma lives in tissue as much as in memory, and healing requires both the investigative mind and the regulated nervous system. As owner and director of Life-CAHST, she leads the firm's educational programming, somatic services, Psychonautic Yoga curriculum, and child development practice.

Credentials explained:
SEL-F — Social Emotional Learning Facilitator, certified through Breathe for Change (CASEL framework)
RYT 200 — Registered Yoga Teacher, 200-hour, Yoga Alliance
RCYT — Registered Children's Yoga Teacher, Yoga Alliance; children's and adaptive yoga training through My Vinyasa Practice
BS El. Ed. - Teacher — Child development and elementary education foundation
Adaptive Yoga — Specialized practice for diverse bodies, abilities, and nervous system states; trained through My Vinyasa Practice

Former prosecutor, Major Felony Bureau Chief, and one of a very small number of Arizona attorneys Death Penalty Qualified by the Arizona Supreme Court. Matt brings the prosecutorial mind to Life-CAHST — the same forensic standard applied in criminal defense applied here to child protection, institutional investigations, and the honest examination of evidence.

His particular expertise in sex crimes, child crimes, forensic interview protocols, and false allegation analysis is the legal and forensic backbone of the firm's investigative work. He has trained law enforcement, medical professionals, and mental health practitioners on forensic interview standards and child protection best practices. Partner at Long & Simmons Law.

Former Bureau agent with extensive experience in forensic investigation, documentation principles, and the discipline of evidence-based inquiry. Brings federal law enforcement rigor to the team's investigative work — including the systematic discipline of considering alternatives, challenging assumptions, and following evidence wherever it leads.

Has spoken with children about abuse, trauma, and safety thousands of times. Specializes in forensic interview methodology, grooming recognition, and the psychology of disclosure. The team's primary subject matter expert on child sexual abuse — bringing both clinical depth and front-line experience to every conversation.