About Kristen
Kristen DeVito is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Alabama who offers straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction struggles, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Kristen encourages clients to build on their own strengths and values while working toward clearer goals.
Her style centers on listening first and then helping clients find concrete tools that fit their life. Sessions can cover coping skills for panic or mood fluctuations, ways to manage impulses, and strategies for rebuilding confidence after loss or separation.
Background and approach
She also helps people sort through feelings tied to attachment, abandonment, guilt, or forgiveness. Kristen draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to keep conversations focused and useful. She aims to make sessions feel collaborative so people leave with something to try between meetings.
Her approach suits those who want practical guidance and emotional support together. With four years of professional experience, she has worked with many of the concerns listed above in a clinical setting. She speaks English and practices in Alabama as an LPC.
Kristen understands that starting therapy takes courage and she makes space for that first step. Clients connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, choosing formats that match their schedules and needs. The overall goal is steady progress toward clearer thinking, calmer reactions, and stronger day-to-day coping.
Evidence-Based Care and Online Options
Kristen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and problem solving. One approach emphasizes teaching coping skills for anxiety and panic attacks, helping people learn breathing, grounding, and short behavioral steps to reduce intense moments. Another approach centers on mood and motivation, using goal-setting and small action plans to address depression and low self-esteem and to rebuild confidence over time.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Kristen works with each person to figure out which techniques match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She adjusts methods as progress is made, and encourages feedback so the plan stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility that many people need. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or lower bandwidth situations, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to keep consistent appointments and try therapeutic tools in daily life.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English