Kristen Smith, LMHC

Kristen Smith is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 27 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are coping with addictions, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. Kristen also supports those dealing with depression, anxiety, work-life balance, self-esteem, and questions about life purpose.

She approaches work with a clear respect for each person's knowledge of their own life. Kristen treats people as the experts of their stories and looks for strengths to build on. She sees the decision to seek help as a courageous step and aims to offer steady support as clients make changes.

In sessions she uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to address current issues. She draws on client-centered methods to keep the conversation focused on the person's goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are available for managing intense emotions and improving coping. Kristen adapts techniques to fit what a person needs in the moment rather than following a fixed script. Her work is straightforward and focused on real-life improvements.

People often come to Kristen for help with specific problems such as grief, parenting strain, eating and sleeping concerns, ADHD, and stress from caregiving. She also supports those navigating career shifts, separation, abandonment issues, and family of origin questions. Kristen offers calm guidance while helping people set clear, practical steps forward.

How Kristen’s approaches translate online

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the person’s priorities. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. DBT skills offer practical tools for managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance when feelings feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristen will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She tailors techniques over time, checking in to make sure the plan feels useful and realistic.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as available formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel, and keep continuity during life transitions. It can also allow for different pacing, such as shorter check-ins or longer focused sessions, depending on what helps the client maintain progress.