About Kristin
Kristin Pacello helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma or relationship and family concerns. She also supports people facing grief, addiction, ADHD, career strain, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Kristin is identified as an LCSW and brings ten years of professional experience to her work.
Kristin works from a strengths-based view that starts by listening. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and looks for practical steps that fit daily routines.
How Kristin works
Sessions focus on clear goals, skill-building, and making changes that feel manageable over time. Her approach is collaborative and direct. Kristin aims to help clients name what matters most and practice small, concrete strategies between sessions.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and patterns that cause pain. She has a history of helping people cope with complicated issues such as trauma, family stress, caregiving strain, chronic health problems, and life transitions. Kristin also supports concerns tied to identity and loss, including LGBT issues and bereavement.
Kristin provides care to people in Virginia and accepts international clients for online work. She offers a calm, respectful style and focuses on what will move a person forward in day-to-day life.
What Kristin works with
The areas below are the ones Kristin 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
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care that fit your life
Kristin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach helps people learn skills to manage anxiety and stress through step-by-step techniques that reduce symptoms and increase daily coping. Another focuses on working through trauma and difficult memories in a paced way so people can regain control and feel safer in their routines. These methods aim to teach tools that can be practiced between sessions to build lasting change.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristin will listen to your goals, try strategies that match your needs, and adjust the plan as you learn what helps. The work is paced to your comfort and emphasizes concrete progress rather than abstract talk.
Online therapy offers options to fit a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when bandwidth and setting allow. Phone sessions work well when a quick check-in or lower-bandwidth option is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief, flexible ways to process thoughts between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit consistent care into work, caregiving, or other responsibilities, while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.
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