Kristin Pacello, LCSW
LCSW offering practical, strengths-based support
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Kristin works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kristin
Kristin Pacello is a licensed clinical social worker in Virginia who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She brings ten years of practical experience to sessions and focuses on supporting people through difficult life changes and trauma. Kristin emphasizes strengths and real steps that make daily life easier.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear goals.
Background and approach
Kristin helps clients break problems into small, doable actions. Sessions often include skills for coping with intense feelings and strategies to reduce conflict. People come to her for a wide range of concerns, including grief, parenting strain, addiction, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
She also supports those facing chronic illness, caregiving stress, adoption and attachment questions, and challenges related to aging. Kristin works with individuals who want practical tools and steady support. Kristin favors evidence-based techniques and adapts methods to fit each person's needs.
She treats each person as the expert in their own life and partners with them to test new behaviors between sessions. Progress is paced to what feels manageable for the client. Her background in social work informs a practical focus on resources and real-world problem solving.
Kristin communicates plainly and offers a calm, nonjudgmental atmosphere so people can work through difficult feelings and make changes that last.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Kristin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach teaches emotional regulation and coping skills to help manage anger, anxiety, and strong mood swings; clients learn ways to notice triggers and try small behavioral changes to reduce intensity. Another helpful method centers on processing trauma and its effects through paced conversation and grounding strategies, which can reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristin collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and pace. She checks in about what is working and adjusts plans so the work feels manageable and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues and a fuller conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging can support ongoing processing between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue care when travel or scheduling is a barrier.
Questions people ask about Kristin
What concerns does Kristin commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and relationship problems, among other issues listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical; she listens closely, sets realistic goals, and teaches skills to manage emotions and behavior.
What is her clinical experience?
Kristin has ten years of professional experience working in social work settings and direct client care.
What credentials and location are listed for her?
She holds a LCSW license and is based in Virginia.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Kristin offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.