About Kristin
Dr. Kristin Rice helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and family conflict. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and life changes.
Dr. Rice works with concerns including ADHD, bipolar symptoms, intimacy and communication issues, and complications like caregiver stress or infidelity. She focuses on practical steps that people can use between sessions.
Her approach mixes brief skills practice with deeper work on attachment and patterns that repeat in relationships.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to identify small, realistic changes that make daily life easier. Dr. Rice uses methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy among other approaches.
That means clients learn ways to notice unhelpful thoughts, try new behaviors, and build healthier connections with others. She also integrates body-based awareness when stress shows up physically. With eight years of clinical experience and an LPC credential (Licensed Professional Counselor), she brings a calm, direct style.
Conversations are straightforward and focused on problem solving as well as understanding what matters to each person. People find the work practical and paced to their needs. The process begins with a short intake to map concerns and goals, then moves into regular sessions shaped by what is most helpful.
This structure supports steady progress without overwhelming change.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. Online ACT sessions often include short exercises and homework to practice flexible responding to stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms. In remote sessions CBT can use structured worksheets, behavioral experiments, and clear goal setting to track progress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit best given their goals, preferences, and what shows up in sessions. That might mean blending ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused ideas over time rather than sticking to a single method.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and do exercises together, while phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins or homework support easier between appointments. These options help therapy fit into busy lives and different schedules without requiring travel.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English