- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Kristin
Kristin Petersen is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Minnesota. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, and parenting challenges. Kristin talks plainly and aims to make sessions practical and doable for busy lives.
She brings about 13 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns. That includes trauma and abuse, mood disorders, ADHD-related struggles, and problems with substance use.
Background and approach
Her background includes both individual and group psychotherapy settings. Kristin’s sessions are interactive and reflective. She treats people with respect and compassion and works alongside them to set achievable goals.
Expect conversations that look at thoughts, behaviors, and the everyday choices that shape coping and mood. Her clinical tools include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. Those methods are used to reduce distress, build coping skills, and identify small changes that make life easier.
She also draws on Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy when helpful. Kristin collaborates with each person to design a plan that fits their goals and daily life. She aims to increase practical coping strategies rather than promise quick fixes.
The overall goal is to help people feel more capable, steady, and in control.
What Kristin works with
Everything Kristin lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kristin helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristin lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 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.
How Kristin’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience without judgment. It helps people feel heard and helps identify what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and introduces specific techniques to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and mood regulation.Choosing the best approach is collaborative. Kristin will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. Together the person and therapist adapt methods so the plan fits daily life and parenting needs when relevant.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps build connection. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Chat or text messaging can be a brief check-in, ongoing coaching, or a way to work between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit appointments around work, childcare, and other responsibilities while still working toward steady progress.
Questions people ask about Kristin
What concerns does Kristin commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and mood disorders including bipolar.
What is her general therapy style like?
Her style is interactive and reflective. Sessions focus on practical steps, exploring thoughts and behaviors, and building coping strategies together.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kristin has about 13 years of experience providing individual and group psychotherapy to people with a range of concerns.
Where is Kristin licensed and based?
She holds a Minnesota Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential, listed as MN LICSW, and practices in Minnesota.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a therapy match with Kristin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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