Kristen Smith

Kristen Smith is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 27 years of experience. She focuses on helping people handle major life shifts and long-running struggles. Kristen aims to make the first step feel manageable and offers steady support as people begin change.

Her approach centers on listening carefully and treating each person as the expert on their own life. She builds on strengths that are already present and helps clients find practical ways to move forward. Sessions tend to focus on real problems and small, useful changes rather than abstract theory.

Kristen works with a wide range of concerns, including addiction, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and coping with life changes. She also addresses stress, self-esteem, parenting strain, career questions, and challenges linked to trauma or loss. Her background includes work with people managing ADHD, compassion fatigue, and bipolar-related concerns.

She uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep conversations grounded in what matters to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are applied to notice and adjust unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when learning emotion regulation and coping strategies is a priority.

Kristen aims for a calm, practical style. She supports people who want clearer next steps and more reliable day-to-day coping. The goal is steady progress toward goals that feel meaningful to the individual.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's goals, helping the therapist follow the client's lead and support strengths in everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete steps to change patterns that cause distress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions, handling conflict, and building routines that reduce overwhelm.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to see which methods fit their goals, preferences, and current challenges. That process can include trying techniques from different approaches and adjusting the plan over time based on what helps.

The practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy life. Because session formats are not specified in the profile, confirm current session options before booking. The emphasis is on making therapy usable within everyday routines and helping clients practice skills between meetings so progress carries into daily life.