- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Kristen
Kristen Sims is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 16 years of experience working in Florida. She focuses on helping people who are juggling parenting, relationships, mood struggles, stress, anxiety, and addictive behaviors. Kristen meets people where they are and aims to make therapy straightforward and useful.
Her sessions are conversational and goal-focused. She helps people break problems into small, manageable steps. Kristen emphasizes clear communication and practical strategies that can be used between sessions.
Background and approach
Parents often come for help with behavior, boundaries, grief, or balancing life changes. She also works with people facing trauma, depression, bipolar concerns, panic, ADHD, and burnout from caregiving or work. Her background includes many years supporting people through intense life transitions and relationship challenges.
Kristen encourages collaboration when setting goals. She listens for patterns around attachment, control, shame, and isolation, and then suggests ways to shift those patterns. Sessions can include problem-solving, emotion regulation skills, and support for rebuilding connection with others.
Her style is warm and direct. She aims to create an environment where parents and individuals feel safe to say what’s really going on and try new approaches. Kristen helps people move from feeling stuck toward clearer choices and steadier relationships.
What Kristen works with
Everything Kristen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kristen helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions help
Kristen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and understanding. One common approach she uses teaches emotion regulation and coping skills to reduce anxiety, manage panic, and stabilize mood swings. It helps people notice triggers and try clear steps to feel less overwhelmed.She also works with attachment-focused ideas to improve communication and closeness. This involves looking at patterns in relationships, practicing new ways to ask for needs, and repairing distance that can grow over time. That work often supports parents who want better connection with their children or partners.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristen will listen to your goals, test what works, and adjust methods based on your needs and preferences. You and she decide together which techniques to emphasize and when to change course.
Online therapy gives options that fit busy family schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or you need a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick questions, tracking progress, or when writing helps you organize thoughts. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into daily life.
Questions people ask about Kristen
What concerns does she address related to parenting?
She helps parents with behavior challenges, setting boundaries, balancing life changes, and intimacy-related strains that affect family life.
How does she approach therapy in sessions?
Her style is conversational and goal-focused. Sessions often include practical steps, communication work, and skills to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kristen has 16 years of professional experience working with adults and on issues tied to relationships, trauma, mood, and parenting.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - and practices in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to therapist availability.
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