Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
How Kristen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kristen
Kristen Gennety is a Licensed Master Social Worker with four years of practice in Michigan. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, depression, and anger, and helps people facing relationship strain, family conflict, and life transitions. Kristen aims to create a warm setting where clients feel heard and respected.
She draws on straightforward, skills-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people manage strong emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
Kristen also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed work to strengthen values, coping, and interpersonal connection. Sessions tend to be collaborative and down-to-earth. Kristen uses humor when appropriate and centers each person’s strengths when planning next steps.
Practical tools and short exercises are common in session so clients can practice between meetings. Her focus includes a wide range of concerns such as grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, eating and body image issues, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related problems. She also supports people dealing with control issues, impulsivity, guilt, and isolation.
Kristen explains options clearly and works with clients to set realistic, achievable goals. She respects each person’s pace while offering structured strategies to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
What Kristen works with
Everything Kristen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kristen's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using evidence-based approaches in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most to a person and building small actions that match those values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and feeling stuck by shifting attention toward meaningful steps rather than trying to eliminate difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, anger, and mood concerns because it offers concrete tools to try between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication skills to reduce impulsive reactions and improve relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. From there they choose techniques collaboratively and adjust them as progress is made.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people see body language and do longer conversations, while phone sessions can use less bandwidth and fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, writing through thoughts, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to schedule sessions, stay consistent, and practice skills in everyday life.
Questions people ask about Kristen
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, and related issues like self-esteem, eating concerns, and ADHD.
What is her style in therapy?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on skills, values, and small steps clients can try between meetings.
What experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with people on emotional regulation, relationship difficulties, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds an LMSW, which is a Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices in Michigan.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
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 needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.