About Kristen
Kristen DeVito, LPC, focuses on supporting people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, or losses. She writes plainly and offers steady, practical help for common struggles. Kristen encourages clients to use their own strengths as a guide through hard times.
She has four years of professional experience as a licensed professional counselor in Alabama. Kristen uses straightforward conversation to help people name what feels hard and to build small, manageable steps forward.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to reduce intense worry, break patterns that feed addictions, and work through grief and motivation issues. Kristen emphasizes collaboration. She treats each person as the expert on their life and asks questions that help uncover strengths and options.
She often focuses on coping skills, problem-solving, and strategies to manage panic, mood shifts, and overwhelming thoughts. Her work also addresses concerns tied to relationships and life transitions. This includes attachment and abandonment worries, communication problems, divorce and separation stress, caregiver strain, and midlife questions about purpose and direction.
Financial stress and feelings of isolation are also common topics she addresses. Kristen offers different session formats to fit varied schedules, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She asks prospective clients to complete a short questionnaire to match with her and then schedule sessions based on availability.
Practical approaches and online therapy options
Kristen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and coping strategies. One common approach she employs centers on anxiety management - teaching breathing and grounding techniques, pacing exposure to feared situations, and building routines that reduce panic and worry. Another strand focuses on mood and motivation - identifying unhelpful thought patterns, testing assumptions, and creating small behavioral steps to regain energy and purpose.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristen works with each client to understand their goals, preferences, and daily life, then adapts her techniques so they fit. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan as progress is made or new challenges arise.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more convenient. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues, phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for short check-ins, and text messaging supports quick updates or ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or school commitments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
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