About Kristen
Kristen Barrett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who focuses on helping people manage anxiety and stress. She brings five years of mental health experience and a practical, upbeat style to sessions. Kristen aims to make therapy feel straightforward and useful for busy lives.
She has worked in homes, hospitals, personal offices, and an outpatient day program for severe mental illness. That variety shaped the way she tailors care to each person's situation.
Background and approach
Kristen regularly helps people with anxiety, ADHD, low self-esteem, depression, anger, relationship and family conflicts, and grief. Her approach starts with listening. Kristen uses client-centered methods so sessions begin where the person is.
She mixes cognitive-behavioral techniques and mindfulness to teach coping skills and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses solution-focused work to set clear, short-term goals and track progress. Kristen pays attention to cultural background and life context when shaping a plan so strategies fit everyday routines and values.
Kristen describes her style as warm and supportive while staying ready to tackle problems directly. Sessions often include practical homework, skill-building, and step-by-step plans. The aim is to help people feel more capable, manage symptoms, and improve day-to-day functioning.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Kristen commonly uses cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness in her online work. Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Mindfulness teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower stress and interrupt worry.She also brings a client-centered stance that prioritizes each person's values and goals. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will discuss needs, try methods, and adjust the plan together until it feels useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. Video is useful when visual cues and face-to-face connection help progress. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day and need less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging work for short check-ins, quick skill practice, or when writing feels easier. These options give flexibility to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while maintaining a consistent plan for skill building and goal work.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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