Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Kristen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Hawaii, Colorado
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kristen
Kristen Hale is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 18 years of experience. She helps people who are managing stress, anger, anxiety, depression, addictions, and grief. She also supports people facing trauma, relationship and intimacy worries, parenting strain, and mood or attention concerns.
Kristen focuses on building a straightforward, trusting relationship. She prioritizes honest talk and practical steps people can use between sessions. Sessions often center on clearer communication, managing overwhelming feelings, and shifting unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
She uses methods that help process traumatic memories and change distressing thoughts and behaviors. Kristen also draws on approaches that teach emotion regulation and improve attachment and connection. These are chosen to match each person’s needs and goals.
People who come to Kristen often want tools for day-to-day coping. She offers concrete skills for panic, impulsivity, and shocks to routine like loss or big life changes. She also supports those working through problem behaviors, self-harm history, or past sexual assault and abuse.
Kristen practices in Hawaii and holds LCSW credentials. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. She works with a variety of concerns and helps people notice small changes that add up over time.
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristen lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Kristen commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change thinking patterns that feed anxiety, panic, depression, and anger. CBT focuses on small experiments, clear goals, and skills people can practice between sessions.She also uses EMDR to help process traumatic memories that continue to cause distress. EMDR sessions guide the mind through structured recall and bilateral stimulation to reduce the intensity of painful memories. Attachment-Based work is used to look at how early relationships affect current communication and closeness, and to develop new ways of relating that feel safer and more effective.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Kristen will discuss options and adapt methods based on a person’s history, goals, and comfort level. She aims for a collaborative plan that feels manageable and relevant to daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for more in-depth sessions and skill practice, phone can work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat offer brief check-ins or support between visits. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep regular contact while working toward change.
Questions people ask about Kristen
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
Kristen works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, trauma and grief. She also supports people dealing with parenting stress, relationship and intimacy-related issues, bipolar and ADHD challenges.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Therapy focuses on building a trusting relationship and taking practical steps. Sessions mix talking through problems with concrete tools to manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 18 years of clinical experience to her practice, working across mood, trauma, behavioral concerns, and addiction-related issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and practices in Hawaii.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats does she offer?
She sees people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.