- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Kristin
Kristin Kenny is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with ten years of experience. She helps adults and adolescents who are juggling stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or life transitions. She writes plainly and listens carefully to understand each person's situation.
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques alongside a client-centered stance. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors while keeping the conversation focused on the person's goals.
Background and approach
She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how close relationships shape feelings and reactions. Sessions often include practical skill-building. Clients work on coping tools for anxiety and mood, techniques to manage urges linked to addictions, and strategies for improving self-esteem and intimacy.
Kristin aims to help people leave sessions with something they can use the next day. Her work pays attention to identity and life stage. She supports people navigating LGBT issues, parenting concerns, blended family stress, and challenges related to chronic illness or caregiving.
She also addresses complex histories like trauma, abandonment, and attachment wounds. Kristin describes therapy as a partnership. She helps clients sort priorities, develop manageable plans, and test what works between sessions.
The focus is on clear steps and real-world changes rather than abstract concepts.
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristin lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic 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’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Kristin frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based ideas in her online practice. CBT focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts while practicing small behavior changes; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing mood symptoms. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds influence current reactions, which can help with intimacy-related issues and relationship stress.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Kristin will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust the plan as progress is tracked. That collaborative process helps decide whether CBT tasks, attachment-focused conversations, or a blend of methods will be most useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls provide face-to-face interaction for in-depth conversations. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers not to be on camera. Chat and text allow brief check-ins, skill practice between sessions, and flexibility for busy schedules. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, parenting, or other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Kristin
What concerns does Kristin commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, eating issues, ADHD, and parenting challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends cognitive behavioral approaches with a client-centered attitude and attachment-focused thinking to help people change unhelpful thoughts and improve close relationships.
What is her background and experience?
Kristin has ten years of professional experience working with adults and adolescents from diverse backgrounds on mood, trauma, and life stressors.
What credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LPC credential, Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas, and practices from within Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Kristin offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for therapy work.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary 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 based on the therapist's availability.
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