About Kristen
Kristen Wells is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, mood concerns, grief, and parenting strain. She works with adults who want practical change and clearer coping skills. Her approach is direct and collaborative, aimed at day-to-day improvements rather than quick fixes.
Kristen earned a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies from Anna Maria College. She has about 15 years of experience in behavioral health, originally starting in social work before focusing on therapy for adults.
Background and approach
That background informs a hands-on style that blends clinical knowledge with real-world problem solving. In sessions she uses motivational techniques and skill-building to address substance use, relapse prevention, and anger management. She also supports people dealing with depression, postpartum mood changes, trauma, ADHD, and bipolar mood concerns.
Kristen emphasizes practical coping strategies clients can use between sessions. She pays attention to relationship patterns such as attachment, abandonment concerns, communication problems, blended family stress, and issues that arise during separation or divorce. She also works with people confronting shame, guilt, jealousy, and questions about life purpose and self-worth.
Kristen offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit a range of schedules. She practices in Massachusetts and conducts work in English. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair someone with her and schedule sessions based on availability.
Approaches that translate to online care
Kristen often uses motivational interviewing to help people considering change. This approach focuses on building readiness and finding personal reasons to move away from harmful habits, which works well for addictions and substance use concerns.She also emphasizes skills-based work that teaches concrete coping tools for anxiety, mood challenges, and anger. These are practical strategies - breathing, behavioral tasks, communication practice - that people can apply between sessions to manage symptoms.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristen will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods with clients so the work matches their needs and preferences. That teamwork helps pick strategies that feel useful and realistic for each person.
Online therapy makes regular work easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick questions, homework review, and ongoing coaching between scheduled sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts, Rhode Island
- Languages
- English