About Kristin
Dr. Kristin Tugman is a Licensed Professional Counselor with twenty years of clinical experience in Georgia. She focuses on practical, real-world help for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and difficulties with addictions.
She also supports those coping with career challenges, low self-esteem, anger, and compassion fatigue. Kristin emphasizes strengths and a collaborative relationship in each session. Her style is straightforward and encouraging.
She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and works alongside them to set realistic goals.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to build useful skills, improve motivation, and increase confidence for day-to-day challenges. Kristin draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and structure interventions that match each person's needs. She uses coaching elements when helpful to address career or motivation goals.
The work is practical - planning small steps, testing new habits, and checking what helps. Over two decades she has developed ways to help people handle overwhelming feelings and regain a sense of control. She listens for strengths you can use right away and points out patterns that may be holding you back.
The pace is set by the client and adjusted as progress unfolds. If someone wants to start, she asks a few questions to learn what matters most and then collaborates on a plan. Kristin aims to make therapy a useful tool for coping, decision making, and long-term change.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions
Evidence-based techniques focus on clear goals and practical skills. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors to shift mood and anxiety. This method teaches simple steps to notice patterns, test different responses, and track small changes over time.Another useful approach emphasizes building skills for coping and motivation. It breaks down big goals into doable tasks, uses short experiments between sessions, and reviews what worked. This is often used for career hurdles, low motivation, or habit change and helps people see progress in everyday life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, then try methods that best fit. This is collaborative - plans get adjusted based on what helps and what doesn’t.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are good for short check-ins, quick coping strategies, and staying connected between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English