- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia, Texas, Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- LGBT
About Kristin
Kristin Hassell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia. She focuses on practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, mood shifts, and parenting pressures. Her style is straightforward and calm, aimed at helping a worried parent find clearer steps forward.
Kristin draws on several well-known therapy methods to match each person's needs. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot patterns that keep problems going and to build new coping habits.
Background and approach
She brings client-centered listening to sessions, giving people space to be heard while working toward goals. Mindfulness techniques are part of her work when reducing reactivity or managing strong emotions helps with daily life. She also integrates dialectical behavior ideas when someone needs tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Kristin mixes these approaches into sessions rather than following a single script. Her background spans nine years of clinical experience, with a focus that includes addiction, grief, trauma, self-esteem, and parenting concerns. Kristin works with people navigating life changes, career stress, intimacy-related issues, and multicultural matters.
She practices in English and carries both FL LMHC and TX LPC credentials, while seeing clients based in Virginia. Sessions may include conversation, skill-building exercises, and short between-session tasks to practice new strategies. Kristin aims to create clear next steps so progress feels tangible rather than vague.
She helps parents and individuals find practical ways to manage everyday challenges.
What Kristin works with
Everything Kristin lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kristin helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Kristin lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Kristin Uses Active Approaches in Online Therapy
Kristin often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice thought and behavior patterns that fuel anxiety, depression, or addictive urges. That approach breaks problems into small, changeable steps and offers practical homework to try between sessions. Client-centered therapy is also central to her work, which means sessions begin with open listening and the client’s goals guide the plan. Mindfulness practices are used when slowing down reactions or grounding attention helps with stress or strong emotions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristin will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they adjust methods over time so sessions stay useful and relevant to daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and exercises that need visual cues. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging work for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines and to keep continuity across life changes.
Questions people ask about Kristin
What concerns does Kristin commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, anger, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her style blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness. Sessions focus on practical steps and skills people can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including mood disorders, substance use, and family-origin issues.
What credentials and location information apply?
Kristin holds the LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Virginia; her profile also notes FL LMHC and TX LPC as credential details.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible scheduling and check-ins.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription 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 according to therapist availability.
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