- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Kristel
Kristel Avilus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with seven years of experience helping people untangle stressful and painful life moments. She focuses on down-to-earth support for issues like anxiety, depression, relationship stress, parenting challenges, and trauma. Kristel takes a warm, interactive approach and aims to make the first step feel manageable.
Her sessions are conversational and practical. She listens for what matters most to each person and adapts the work to fit those goals.
Background and approach
That might mean building coping skills for anxiety, working through grief, or addressing patterns that make relationships feel stuck. Kristel blends approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, and client-centered principles. She uses these methods to help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and clarify values so daily choices line up with what matters most.
The focus is on real changes that feel doable. She has experience with a wide range of concerns including addictions, sleep struggles, ADHD, intimacy-related issues, and career stress. Kristel has also supported people dealing with physical or sexual trauma and ongoing effects of abuse.
Her work includes helping people cope with life transitions and compassion fatigue. Kristel practices in Florida and offers sessions in English. She accepts international clients and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To begin, prospective clients use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
What Kristel works with
Everything Kristel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kristel helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristel lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that focus on values and skills
Kristel uses methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people make sense of difficult feelings and take practical steps forward. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and committing to small actions that reflect those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns, useful for worries, sleep issues, and mood concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That planning is ongoing so techniques can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules and different life demands. Video calls let people keep a face-to-face rhythm when needed. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera isn’t desirable. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between longer sessions or fit short check-ups into a lunch break. These options help people access consistent support without major travel or time disruptions.
Questions people ask about Kristel
What kinds of concerns does Kristel help address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, sleep problems, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is Kristel's therapy style like?
Her approach is warm and interactive. Sessions are conversational and tailored to practical skills and clear goals.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Kristel has seven years of clinical experience working with people facing trauma, mood and anxiety concerns, parenting issues, and life transitions.
What credential does Kristel hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida.
Can I work with Kristel if I'm outside the United States?
Yes. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions across time zones as appropriate.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video call, by phone, via live chat, or through text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with Kristel?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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