Works with
How Kristen works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kristen
Kristen Wojtuniak is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and anger through practical skills and steady support. Kristen uses a warm, down-to-earth approach and brings compassion and occasional humor into sessions.
She leans on cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients spot and change negative thought patterns. That work often includes building coping skills, practicing self-compassion, and learning small habits that add up to meaningful change.
Background and approach
Kristen emphasizes clear communication and helps people practice asserting needs and setting boundaries. Sessions often include mindful exercises and attention to how body sensations relate to feelings. Clients learn to notice unhelpful beliefs, test them, and replace them with more balanced thinking.
Kristen also supports work on body image, eating and food-related concerns, and the emotional fallout of chronic illness or caregiver stress. She pays attention to shame, guilt, and how those feelings shape behavior. Therapy is presented as a process of experimenting, noticing what works, and making gradual changes.
Kristen aims to make therapeutic steps realistic and usable in daily life. Kristen is comfortable with a range of life transitions, relational struggles, and obsessive-compulsive patterns. She works with adults and adolescents to increase self-compassion, reduce overwhelm, and build skills that help people feel more capable in day-to-day life.
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
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Eating and food-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Kristen commonly draws on cognitive behavioral techniques that teach people to notice negative thoughts and test them against real life. This approach focuses on small, concrete steps to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and change unhelpful behaviors. It often includes practicing new ways of thinking and coping in day-to-day situations.She also incorporates mindfulness-based practices to help people tune into body sensations and stay present with difficult feelings. These practices can reduce reactivity and make it easier to respond rather than react when anger or overwhelm arises. Together, these methods address both thoughts and bodily responses to emotion.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristen works with each person to decide which strategies fit their goals, lifestyle, and comfort level. She adjusts techniques over time based on what is helpful and what feels doable for the client.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided exercises. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, skill practice, or when scheduling needs are tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines and support steady progress over time.
Questions people ask about Kristen
What concerns does Kristen help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, anger, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, and eating and body image struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and straightforward with moments of humor. She focuses on practical skills, self-compassion, and testing negative thoughts.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of professional experience working with adolescents and adults on mood, anxiety, OCD patterns, and chronic illness challenges.
What credentials and location are listed for Kristen?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is available to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and the subscription model used by the service. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.