Works with
How Kristin works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW-R, LICSW
- Licensed in
- New York, Massachusetts, Maryland
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kristin
Kristin Esposita-Ublacker is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than two decades of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and life changes. She works to make the first steps toward help feel easier. Kristin listens without judgment and aims to help people feel less alone as they face difficult problems.
She uses plain, practical conversations to clarify what someone wants to change. Sessions focus on naming problems, setting small goals, and finding doable steps to move forward.
Background and approach
Kristin emphasizes compassion and respect while helping people build routines that reduce overwhelm and impulsive reactions. Her background includes long-term practice in New York working with mood disorders, ADHD, and trauma-related concerns. She also supports people managing relationship and family stress, parenting strains, fertility-related distress, and issues around isolation or communication problems.
Kristin has experience helping people cope with bipolar disorder, intellectual disability, and autism or Asperger Syndrome in individual conversations. Mindfulness-based techniques appear in her work to help people anchor in the present and notice patterns of thought and behavior. She teaches simple exercises people can practice between sessions to calm the body and clarify choices.
Kristin frames change as a step-by-step process. She partners with each person to set realistic goals and to try practical strategies that fit their daily life. Her approach is warm, steady, and focused on what will actually help day to day.
What Kristin works with
Everything Kristin lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kristin's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristin lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Mindfulness and practical skills online
Mindfulness Therapy is used to help people notice physical sensations, thoughts, and urges without reacting on autopilot. It often involves short breathing or grounding exercises that reduce reactivity and make it easier to choose how to respond when anger or anxiety arises.In sessions Kristin blends mindfulness with straightforward problem solving. That means after noticing patterns together, she helps people set small goals and try simple strategies between appointments. These methods are often useful for managing impulsivity, stress, and mood shifts in daily life.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kristin collaborates with each person to match techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences. She will adjust pacing and tools as progress unfolds so the plan fits the client's rhythm and situation.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are good for face-to-face conversation and demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter updates and steady support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and to keep working on change across different settings.
Questions people ask about Kristin
What concerns does Kristin help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include parenting, fertility issues, mood disorders, and feelings of isolation.
What is her style and therapeutic approach?
Her style is compassionate and nonjudgmental. She uses mindfulness-based techniques and practical goal-setting to help people change habits and manage emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience working in clinical social work settings, helping people with mood, attention, trauma, and behavior concerns.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She holds NY LCSW-R and MA LICSW credentials and practices out of New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; services are offered to those located where her licensure applies.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How do costs and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.