About Kristen
Kristen Templin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with 25 years of experience. She helps people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or low self-esteem. Her work focuses on practical steps that make daily life feel more manageable.
Kristen listens first and then helps set clear, achievable goals. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and on mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity.
How Kristen works
Motivational interviewing helps people find the energy to try new behaviors and sustain change. Her experience includes supporting people facing family problems, caregiver stress, cancer and hospice-related issues, and process addictions such as gambling or problematic sexual behavior. She also addresses body image, communication breakdowns, guilt and shame, infidelity, and the emptiness that can follow major life changes.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s comfort. Kristen emphasizes practical tools you can use between meetings, like thought records, grounding exercises, and short behavioral experiments. She explains techniques in everyday language and checks in about what’s working and what isn’t.
People who reach out can expect direct, steady support aimed at increasing coping and resilience. Kristen encourages small, sustainable steps toward better routine, clearer boundaries, and more reliable self-care.
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
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
How Kristen’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's goals. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects concerns, and helps clarify what change would look like. This approach is useful for people who need a steady, nonjudgmental space to sort through feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Kristen uses simple exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short practices to notice thoughts and sensations without getting swept up by them, which can reduce reactivity and improve focus.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to try techniques and adjust methods based on what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. This ongoing adjustment helps make sessions feel practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone calls can be a better fit when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging let people communicate in shorter bursts or between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep working on goals between sessions.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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