Kristen Gennety , LMSW

Kristen Gennety is a licensed social worker who focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, relationships, and self-esteem. She brings four years of professional experience in Michigan and emphasizes a warm, down-to-earth approach. Clients find straightforward help for depression, ADHD concerns, grief, and trauma-related struggles. Kristen also addresses issues around intimacy, career stress, compassion fatigue, and identity concerns in LGBT people.

She uses several therapy approaches to match each person’s needs, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive strategies, and attachment-focused work. Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit what the client can manage. Kristen highlights humor and personal strengths as useful tools during the work together.

Her style is practical and empathic. She helps people name patterns, notice what matters most, and take small steps toward change. Communication problems, boundary struggles, and codependency are common topics she supports people through.

Kristen also works with people coping with eating and body-image concerns, impulsivity, anger, and feelings of isolation or abandonment. She tailors interventions to individual strengths rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. The aim is clearer choices and better daily functioning.

People coming from difficult relationships, domestic violence histories, or separation and divorce can explore healing and next steps. Kristen encourages realistic goals and steady progress over time. She invites those who are unsure about therapy to try a first session and see how it feels.

How her approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and making changes when feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors step by step to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people build safer ways of relating and communicating.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kristen works with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals and comfort level. She adapts interventions over time and checks in together about what is helping and what needs to change in the plan.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can work well for brief check-ins, shorter reflection, or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These options let people fit therapy into work breaks, family schedules, or times when travel is difficult.