About Kristen
Kristen Ayers is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with eleven years of experience based in Ohio. She focuses on anxiety, stress, grief, depression, and life changes. She often helps people who are juggling caregiving, aging issues, or the emotional weight of loss.
Her style is interactive and practical. She gives reflective tasks between sessions and offers straightforward explanations about how emotions and behavior work. That helps people make sense of their reactions and try small changes between meetings.
Background and approach
Sessions often include problem-solving and skill-building. Kristen uses techniques drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy, and she brings motivational interviewing to conversations about change. That mix supports people who want clear steps and doable goals.
Her background includes work with geriatric concerns, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and caregiver stress. She has helped people with mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, and relationship or family tensions. Kristen also addresses feelings of emptiness and questions about life purpose.
Kristen aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can be honest and take action. She invites clients to be active partners in the work. Her approach suits people who want explanation, practical tools, and tasks to try between sessions.
Approach and online care that fits your life
Kristen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try different behaviors. CBT works well for anxiety, mood struggles, and social fears by breaking problems into small, manageable steps.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify practical goals and quick strategies. This approach focuses on what is working now and builds short-term steps toward change. Motivational Interviewing appears in conversations about change to help people clarify their reasons and strengthen their commitment in a collaborative way.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kristen will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then help decide which methods to try first. That discussion is ongoing and can shift as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let you see and hear one another for deeper conversation, while phone sessions suit lower bandwidth or when you prefer not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit a brief appointment into a busy day. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other demands.
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- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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