About Kristen
Kristen Barrett practices from a client-centered approach that keeps the person's goals central. She blends talk-based care with practical tools so people can manage stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. Kristen is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC with five years of experience in mental health.
She works with people who are coping with relationship difficulties, parenting strain, grief, trauma and abuse, and career or life transitions. Kristen has worked in a variety of settings including in-home care, hospitals, a personal office, and running an outpatient day program for severe mental illness.
How Kristen works
That range has shaped how she matches methods to a person’s needs. Sessions tend to be upbeat and supportive while also focusing on skills people can use between meetings. Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness alongside client-centered and solution-focused work.
She starts by listening, then helps set concrete goals and small steps toward them. Kristen pays attention to how culture, identity, and lifestyle influence each person’s experience. She also has experience with ADHD, anger, communication problems, blended family issues, caregiving stress, intimacy and intimacy-related concerns, and issues related to kink and alternative sex culture.
Kristen aims to help people increase confidence, improve relationships, and find more balance in daily life. People who meet with her can expect a warm, practical style that combines support with clear next steps. Kristen describes her role as a partner in change who helps clients build skills and track progress.
Kristen lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Kristen works with
The areas below are the ones Kristen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and building a trusting relationship. It helps people feel heard and sets the stage for collaborative goal-setting. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them; it is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and managing stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to concerns, discuss goals and preferences, and then together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust the plan as progress is made or needs change.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect between meetings. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life while still focusing on real progress in everyday situations.
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