Kristin Allen , LMHC

Kristin Allen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and concerns related to women’s issues and LGBT identity. She brings 12 years of clinical experience to sessions and aims to create a calm, accepting space where clients feel heard and respected.

She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Kristin often uses tools from cognitive behavioral work to spot unhelpful thinking and from acceptance-based methods to create healthier daily patterns. She also draws on skills from dialectical behavior work to teach emotional regulation and coping strategies.

Her background includes work in private practice, community mental health, and inpatient treatment centers. Kristin earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from Georgetown College and a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Eastern Kentucky University. She began practicing in Kentucky and moved to Florida in 2015.

Kristin emphasizes the relationship between client and therapist. She strives to make clients feel accepted and understood before introducing skills or exercises. Sessions often mix talking through experiences, practicing new ways of coping, and setting small achievable goals.

People come to her for a range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety, including parenting stress, career transition, compassion fatigue, and questions around sexuality and self-worth. Kristin focuses on helping people find steadier routines, clearer values, and more self-compassion as they move forward.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps that match their values. It’s often used for anxiety, stress, and life changes where a person wants more meaning and direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches straightforward skills to change them, which can help with mood, anxiety, and social worry. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness and can be useful when strong emotions make daily life harder.

Figuring out the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with a client about goals, preferences, and past experiences, then try tools that fit those needs. Sessions can adjust over time as goals shift and progress is made.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins, live chat is useful for brief exchanges, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on skill practice and progress.