- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness skills
- Motivational interviewing
About Kristin
Kristin Hassell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nine years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are stressed, anxious, grieving, struggling with addiction, or trying to manage anger and relationship strain. Kristin also supports people facing identity concerns, work stress, career decisions, and changes that leave them feeling stuck.
Her approach is direct and skills-based. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. Mindfulness and dialectical behavior skills appear in sessions to help reduce reactivity and build steadier responses to strong emotions.
Kristin draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on what matters to the person in front of her. She often pairs that with motivational interviewing when people want to change patterns tied to substance use or other habits. Sessions typically include practice of coping strategies that can be used between meetings.
Her background includes work with mood disorders, trauma and abuse, parenting and family-origin issues, and grief. She lists additional experience addressing ADHD, compassion fatigue, control issues, and problems tied to multicultural identity and veteran experiences. The focus is on concrete skills and clearer thinking rather than labels.
Kristin provides services from Virginia and conducts sessions in English. Costs vary by location and are managed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Kristin uses therapy approaches online
Kristin commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy when working with strong emotions like anger. CBT focuses on noticing thought patterns and testing them with different behaviors to reduce reactivity and improve problem solving. ACT emphasizes noticing feelings without overreacting and choosing actions that reflect personal values rather than automatic responses.She also draws on mindfulness and dialectical skills to help people slow down during heated moments and practice grounding techniques. These methods are practical and skill-oriented, aimed at giving tools the client can use between sessions. Finding the right mix of these approaches is a collaborative process; she will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life.
The biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, or avoid travel time. In practice, sessions emphasize actionable skills, homework practice, and steady review of what helps most in everyday situations.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Virginia, Texas, Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with related to anger?
She helps people coping with anger tied to relationships, work stress, resentment, and substance use issues.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is skills-focused and client-centered, using CBT, ACT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to change thoughts and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and related concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is an LMHC and an LPC practicing from Virginia; the credentials are shown as LMHC and LPC.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats were not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.