Kristin Malaer, LCSW

Kristin Malaer is an LCSW licensed in Texas with five years of clinical experience working directly with common life stressors. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, compassion fatigue, chronic illness, and coping with major life changes. Kristin practices in English and works from Texas.

She uses clear, skill-based methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits. Sessions emphasize practical skills such as thought tracking, behavioral experiments, and pacing for burnout. Kristin draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-informed and client-centered approaches when they suit the person's needs.

In sessions she helps people map out what keeps a problem going and then tries small, testable changes. That might mean practicing a different way of responding, changing routines, or rehearsing new communication. She also includes strategies for grief and for managing chronic health-related stress.

Kristin pays attention to relationships and attachment patterns that shape reactions to loss and stress. She helps clients notice patterns that were learned over time and practice alternatives that reduce reactivity and increase choice.

Her style balances skill teaching with direct feedback and collaborative goal-setting. People who want concrete steps, short-term practice, and clear ways to measure progress may find this approach useful. To begin, clients use the site matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

How her approaches work in online sessions