Kristen Wells , LMHC

Kristen Wells is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Massachusetts with 15 years of experience. She focuses on women's issues and common struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, addiction, grief, and parenting concerns. Kristen supports people who are ready to make changes and want practical tools to cope with hard times.

She draws on her background working in social work and longer-term adult therapy to offer straightforward, goal-focused sessions. Kristen helps clients notice patterns, set achievable steps, and build new coping skills for mood disorders, postpartum depression, and ADHD-related challenges. She also provides support for relationship strain, communication problems, and life transitions.

Kristen has substantial experience addressing substance use and relapse prevention, and she uses motivational interviewing strategies to help people consider change and stay on track. She guides people through grief, loss, and divorce-related stress while helping them reclaim daily routines and priorities. Her work with anger and impulse concerns emphasizes safer responses and clearer boundaries.

Sessions aim to be practical and collaborative. Kristen mixes short-term problem solving with tools meant for long-term wellbeing, like emotion regulation and clearer communication. She encourages people to take small, doable steps and tracks progress along the way.

Clients can expect warm directness and an emphasis on skills that fit everyday life. Kristen conducts sessions in English and works remotely with people in Massachusetts and elsewhere in the state. To begin, she asks new clients to complete a short questionnaire to match goals and preferences.

Practical approaches and online formats that fit your life

Kristen uses evidence-based techniques in straightforward ways to help people manage symptoms and make changes. Motivational interviewing helps people clarify what they want and boosts readiness to change, which is useful for substance use and other habits. Skill-based work in emotion regulation and behavioral strategies teaches ways to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and stabilize mood in daily life.

Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. Kristen will talk with a person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before, then try approaches that match those needs. The plan can shift over time based on what helps most in real life.

Online therapy offers flexible options to fit busy schedules. Video calls let people work face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, written reflections, or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care during work, parenting, or life changes.