About Kristin
Kristin Doherty is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey with twenty years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage family issues, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at making next steps feel manageable.
Kristin uses straightforward methods to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and try small changes. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to address thoughts and behaviors that feed distress.
Background and approach
She also uses solution-focused techniques to set clear, achievable goals and track progress. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. Kristin encourages honest talk about what’s working and what isn’t, and helps people practice new communication and coping skills.
She also supports caregivers dealing with stress and people wanting to improve how they talk with others. Kristin believes change can feel uncomfortable and that small steps build confidence. She works with each person at a steady pace and adjusts strategies when needed.
The aim is to help people leave therapy with tools they can use in daily life. Her practice is centered on respect and practical problem solving. Kristin meets people where they are and helps them find clearer ways to handle family strain, anger flare-ups, low mood, or major life changes.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Kristin draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and actions. This approach breaks problems into concrete pieces and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can help with depression, anger, and low self-esteem.She also uses solution-focused techniques that concentrate on specific goals and small steps toward them. Those methods are brief and action oriented, helping people test new ways of communicating or coping and build momentum from early successes.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Kristin works collaboratively with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She checks in and adjusts the plan as progress is made so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy with Kristin is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face from wherever they are, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity between sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English