About Kristen
Kristen Hale is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 18 years of experience. She helps people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship problems, and struggles with mood or addictive behaviors. Kristen aims to make therapy straightforward and practical so people can feel steadier in daily life.
She focuses on building trust first. Sessions prioritize honest conversation and real-life change over jargon. Kristen works with clients to spot patterns that cause pain and to try new ways of reacting.
Background and approach
She also supports parents managing parenting strain and people coping with grief or intimacy-related concerns. Her approach blends Attachment-Based work with client-centered listening and skill-based methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. For people affected by past traumatic events, she may include eye movement desensitization and reprocessing as part of care.
Kristen matches her tools to each person’s needs rather than using a single method for everyone. Kristen has practiced across different states and brings broad experience helping people untangle difficult emotions and behaviors. She helps clients set small, manageable goals and practices tools between sessions.
The focus is on usable skills and clearer communication to improve relationships and daily functioning. Sessions are offered in English and Kristen works with international clients as well. She invites people to start with a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session when ready.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships. It helps people understand patterns in close relationships and build more supported ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and practical symptom relief by teaching coping strategies. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used with people who have strong reactions tied to past traumatic events and involves guided processing to reduce distress tied to those memories.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristen will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort. That may mean starting with client-centered listening, adding skills from CBT or DBT, and using EMDR for trauma when appropriate. The plan can change as progress unfolds.
Online sessions offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or who live far from providers. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for full conversation, while phone sessions can be a good option when internet bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer written check-ins, want frequent brief support, or find writing easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, or different time zones.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Hawaii, Colorado
- Languages
- English