Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
How Kristin works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Years in practice
- 36
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kristin
Kristin Taylor is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts. She brings 36 years of experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship strain, and parenting concerns. Kristin speaks English and works with adults in individual and couples formats.
Kristin begins by listening to what matters most to each person. She uses plain, practical techniques to reduce overwhelm and increase coping.
Background and approach
Sessions often include breath work, mindfulness exercises, and concrete steps to change unhelpful patterns. Her approach blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral strategies. That means she helps clients notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, then tries new ways of responding.
Emotionally-focused methods are used when relationships or intimacy are central concerns. Kristin also draws on solution-focused ideas to set small, reachable goals. Somatic tools - paying attention to body sensations - are included when stress or trauma shows up in physical ways.
She can incorporate coaching-style work for career and life-purpose questions. Kristin trained in social work and holds a Master of Social Work. She spent many years in independent practice within a holistic wellness center and has experience supporting people through addictions, family-of-origin issues, ADHD, and grief.
Her style is straightforward, calm, and aimed at practical change.
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
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristin lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Kristin blends therapy approaches online
Kristin commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening, building trust, and shaping sessions around what the person says matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and practices new responses to reduce anxiety, anger, or depression.She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy when relationship patterns and emotional connection are central. That approach helps people name emotions, understand interaction cycles, and try new ways of relating to reduce conflict and increase closeness.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristin collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they set small practical goals and adjust methods as progress unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people read facial cues and do guided practices. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break at work. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or when writing helps process thoughts. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to keep up with during busy lives.
Questions people ask about Kristin
What concerns does Kristin commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and parenting struggles, addictions, trauma and many life changes.
What is her general therapy style like?
Her style is client-centered and direct, blending mindfulness, practical steps, and exploration of emotions to create workable change.
How long has she practiced?
She brings 36 years of experience, including many years in independent practice within a holistic wellness center.
What credentials and region should I know about?
She holds a Master of Social Work and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Kristin offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's listed availability.