- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Kristin
Kristin Puleo is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress and find clearer direction. She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, addiction, trauma, and life transitions. Kristin writes simply and speaks plainly to parents who feel overwhelmed or stuck.
She focuses on locating the source of distress and building practical steps to move forward. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful patterns, practice new skills, and create plans that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Kristin uses a conversational style and sometimes adds gentle humor to make hard topics easier to talk about. Her approach blends several well-known therapies. She draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take meaningful action.
Cognitive-behavioral techniques are used to challenge unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. Attachment-based ideas inform work around emotional bonds and how they shape current relationships. Kristin has 14 years of clinical experience as an LMHC in New York.
She helps clients work through grief, parenting stress, ADHD-related challenges, eating and sleep problems, and career concerns. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, blended family issues, and forgiveness work. Sessions are practical and paced to each person’s needs.
Kristin aims to create a space to vent, plan, and practice new responses. She encourages clients who are ready to take action and try new perspectives to reach out and explore next steps.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristin lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic 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 Methods Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name what matters most and take small steps toward those values. It can be useful for parenting stress, anxiety, and situations where decisions feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through concrete exercises and homework. CBT tools are often used for worry, sleep problems, and mood shifts. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and communication; it can be helpful for repairing trust and improving emotional closeness.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to each person’s goals and preferences and suggest approaches that fit their needs. Clients and the therapist adjust the plan over time based on what is helping and what is not.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face to face when schedules align. Phone sessions reduce bandwidth needs and can fit into a shorter break. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels easier than talking. These formats make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while balancing parenting and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Kristin
What concerns does Kristin commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship strain, trauma, grief, addictions, ADHD, eating and sleeping issues, and career or life transition questions.
What is Kristin's therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and practical. She blends gentle humor with focused skill-building so sessions feel manageable and action oriented.
How much experience does she have?
Kirstin has 14 years of clinical experience as a licensed mental health counselor working with a broad range of adult concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LMHC credential and practices in New York.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kristin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
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