- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts, Rhode Island
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Kristen
Kristen Wells is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Massachusetts. She has 15 years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, mood disorders, and parenting challenges. Kristen works with adults who want practical tools and steady support during hard times.
She focuses on helping people build coping skills that fit day-to-day life. Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented. Kristen draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and motivational interviewing to address substance use, anger, and depressive symptoms.
Background and approach
Kristen has a background that began in social work with children and families and later shifted to adult mental health care. That history informs her understanding of family dynamics, blended family issues, co-parenting and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with grief, postpartum concerns, and major life changes.
People come to Kristen for help with relationship communication, attachment and abandonment wounds, guilt and shame, and self-esteem work. She offers practical strategies for managing ADHD symptoms, compassion fatigue, and career-related stress. Kristen emphasizes gradual change and skill building over quick fixes.
Her approach blends listening with clear tools clients can use between sessions. Kristen encourages clients who are ready to make changes and who are willing to reflect on patterns that keep them stuck. The work is collaborative, with a focus on small, sustainable steps toward better functioning.
What Kristen works with
Everything Kristen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kristen helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches and online therapy that fit family life
Kristen uses evidence-based approaches to help people change unhelpful habits and manage strong emotions. One common approach is motivational interviewing, which focuses on helping clients find their own reasons for change and build commitment to healthier choices. This method is useful for substance use, ambivalence about change, and starting recovery.She also uses practical skills training drawn from cognitive and behavioral methods to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and improve day-to-day coping. These techniques teach concrete strategies such as mood tracking, behavior planning, and communication exercises that can be practiced between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristen collaborates with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals, and life circumstances. She adjusts techniques over time and checks in regularly to see what is working and what needs changing.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility around parenting and busy schedules. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter real-time check-ins, and text messaging is useful for ongoing brief support and reminders. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, childcare, and daily routines.
Questions people ask about Kristen
What concerns does Kristen commonly help with?
She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting challenges, relationship and communication problems, trauma, grief, and related mood or life-change issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is straightforward and practical, combining listening with clear tools and homework. Sessions aim to build coping skills and improve daily functioning.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of clinical experience, including early work in social services and many years providing therapy to adults for mood, substance use, and trauma-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds a Master of Arts and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the client.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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