About Kristen
Kristen Kasperek is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Illinois. She has 14 years of experience helping people with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Kristen focuses on practical steps that help clients move forward in daily life.
Her work often centers on problem-solving and skill building. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with clear next steps between meetings.
Background and approach
Kristen also brings career counseling experience to therapy. She has helped undergraduate and graduate students clarify interests and make realistic plans for school and work. She supports job search tasks like resumes, interview prep, and decision-making about career changes.
She has worked with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and grief, eating and sleeping problems, panic and obsessive thoughts, attachment and abandonment worries, and mood disorders. Kristen helps people break large problems into small, manageable actions they can try right away. Clients can expect a relaxed, professional relationship that aims to reduce overwhelm.
Kristen helps identify the first step and builds strategies that fit each person’s life. Her approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on what works for the individual.
How CBT and online sessions fit together
Kristen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people spot negative thought patterns and test new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, panic, low mood, and many everyday problems because it focuses on skills you can practice between sessions. She pairs this approach with practical career-focused work when needed, helping clients set goals and make step-by-step plans for job searches or academic decisions. That combination can help when worry or low confidence gets in the way of making changes. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss goals and preferences, try methods that match their needs, and adjust based on what is helping. Kristen will work with each person to find the best mix of strategies. Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face-to-face when scheduling allows. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging help people stay engaged between appointments or fit counseling into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into real life.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Nevada, Washington, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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