About Kristine
Kristine Sass is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She frames the work around each person's strengths and treats clients as the experts on their own lives. Her style is supportive and straightforward, aimed at helping people take the first steps toward feeling better.
With three years of clinical experience, Kristine focuses on practical ways to manage daily pressure and emotional overwhelm.
Background and approach
She helps people build coping skills that fit their routines. Sessions often involve talking through immediate concerns and trying out small changes that can make a difference. She pays close attention to issues caregivers commonly face, such as burnout and role strain.
Communication problems are another frequent focus, with attention to clear expression and boundary-setting. Kristine also supports people coping with trauma-related reactions and the emotional shifts that come with pregnancy and childbirth. Women's health topics are included in her work when they relate to mood, stress, or life transitions.
Kristine aims to create a collaborative plan that feels doable and grounded in what the person already knows about themselves. Her approach is practical and person-centered. She offers straightforward guidance, listening, and a steady presence while clients try out new ways of responding to hard situations.
How Kristine’s Approaches Work Online
Kristine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that aim to reduce symptoms and build coping skills. One common approach focuses on practical coping strategies - teaching small, concrete tools to manage anxiety, low mood, and daily stressors so people can feel steadier day to day. Another common strand centers on processing reactions to difficult experiences and life changes, helping people make sense of what happened and practice new ways of responding when old patterns no longer help.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristine will talk with each person about their goals, concerns, and what feels manageable. Together they will try methods that fit the person's routines and adjust the plan as needed based on what helps most.
Online therapy with Kristine is offered by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper exchanges. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging offer flexibility for shorter updates or processing between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep continuity while working toward concrete coping goals.
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- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English