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Kristen Barrett, LPC
Georgia
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anxiety and ADHD
See online therapy options- Anxiety care
- ADHD support
- CBT and mindfulness
About Kristen
Kristen Barrett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with five years of experience in behavioral health. She helps people address anxiety, ADHD, low self-esteem, depression, anger, relationship and family conflict, and related concerns. She also supports people facing grief, trauma, intimacy issues, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
Kristen has worked across settings including in-home services, hospitals, a private office, and an outpatient day program for severe mental illness. That range gave her exposure to many levels of need and to varied ways people cope under stress. She uses clear, practical strategies rather than long lectures, and focuses on helping clients identify useful changes they can make week to week.
Her practice draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and test unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses client-centered techniques to prioritize the client’s perspective and mindfulness methods to build attention to the present moment. Solution-focused ideas are used to set concrete goals and small steps toward them.
In sessions Kristen works directly on skills such as emotion regulation, communication, and problem solving. She helps people develop routines and experiments to try between sessions, then reviews what worked and what did not. This approach is aimed at practical gains rather than abstract insight alone.
People describe her style as upbeat and positive while still focused on progress. Kristen pays attention to cultural identity and life context when suggesting strategies. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
How CBT and related approaches are used in online sessions
Kristen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify specific thought patterns and behaviors that maintain distress. CBT sessions tend to include short experiments, thought records, and concrete practice tasks to try between meetings, which can be reviewed together online.She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the client’s perspective and lived experience, and mindfulness techniques to strengthen present-moment focus and reduce reactivity. Client-centered work keeps sessions grounded in what matters most to the person, while mindfulness offers simple attention exercises to use day to day.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Kristen will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past to decide which methods to emphasize. She adjusts plans based on what the client finds useful and tracks progress with measurable steps.
The therapist’s original profile did not list specific session formats. Confirm current online session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a workday, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let clients bring real-life situations into discussion right away, so strategies can be practiced and reviewed in context.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kristen address most often?
She frequently works with anxiety, ADHD, low self-esteem, depression, anger, family and relationship conflict, and related issues such as grief and trauma.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, test new responses, and track changes across sessions.
What is her professional background?
Kristen has five years of experience and has worked in-home, in hospitals, in a private office, and running an outpatient day program for severe mental illness.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The original profile does not specify session formats; confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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