About Kristen
Kristen DeVito is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and low self-esteem. She speaks plainly and aims to make first steps feel manageable for someone worried about reaching out. Kristen emphasizes each person’s strengths as part of healing and encourages steady progress rather than perfection.
Kristen uses practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and improve daily functioning. Sessions tend to center on identifying what feels most urgent, building coping skills, and testing small changes between meetings.
How Kristen works
She tailors the pace to the person in front of her and helps people track what works over time. Her experience includes four years working with these concerns in Alabama. That background shapes a straightforward style focused on problem solving and emotional support.
Kristen values collaboration and aims to make therapy feel like a team effort. Common topics she addresses include relationship-related worries such as abandonment and attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication struggles, and the aftermath of separation. She also helps with impulse control, panic attacks, mood struggles, and feelings of isolation or lack of purpose.
Practical matters such as financial stress and life transitions are part of sessions when they affect mental health. Kristen encourages people to set small, achievable goals and to notice progress. Her approach is steady, patient, and goal-oriented.
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.
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
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alabama |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Kristen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and symptom relief. One approach emphasizes building coping skills to manage anxiety and panic attacks, teaching breathing, grounding, and stepwise exposure to feared situations to reduce distress and increase confidence. Another approach addresses mood and motivation by identifying unhelpful patterns and creating small, achievable behavioral changes that improve mood and daily functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristen collaborates with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. She reviews what helps and adjusts plans over time so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins or bursts of support, and text-based messaging lets people share updates between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and busy schedules while maintaining continuity of care.
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