- Client-centered
- Skill focused
- Ten years experience
About Kristin
Kristin Kenny is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with 10 years of experience. She works with adults and adolescents who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, mood disorders, and related life challenges. Kristin aims to make starting therapy straightforward and approachable for people who are worried about taking the first step.
Her approach begins with listening to what matters most to each person. She uses cognitive behavioral methods alongside a client-centered stance to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try small, practical changes. Kristin also draws on dialectical behavior ideas and emotion-focused work when those tools fit a person's needs.
In sessions she focuses on building skills for coping, managing emotions, and addressing relationship or identity concerns such as LGBT issues, intimacy, and grief. She also supports people facing parenting stress, addiction concerns, body image or eating issues, and challenges related to attention and mood. Kristin pays attention to attachment history and how past experiences shape present patterns.
Her background includes work across diverse cultural settings and with a range of life stressors from school and work to chronic health and caregiving burdens. Kristin aims to help people gain new perspectives, practice coping skills, and challenge beliefs that hold them back. She positions herself as a guide who helps clients explore change at a manageable pace.
Her approach begins with listening to what matters most to each person. She uses cognitive behavioral methods alongside a client-centered stance to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try small, practical changes. Kristin also draws on dialectical behavior ideas and emotion-focused work when those tools fit a person's needs.
In sessions she focuses on building skills for coping, managing emotions, and addressing relationship or identity concerns such as LGBT issues, intimacy, and grief. She also supports people facing parenting stress, addiction concerns, body image or eating issues, and challenges related to attention and mood. Kristin pays attention to attachment history and how past experiences shape present patterns.
Her background includes work across diverse cultural settings and with a range of life stressors from school and work to chronic health and caregiving burdens. Kristin aims to help people gain new perspectives, practice coping skills, and challenge beliefs that hold them back. She positions herself as a guide who helps clients explore change at a manageable pace.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changesADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Kristin uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and test small behavioral changes. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it breaks concerns into manageable steps. She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas to focus on emotions and relationships, helping clients name feelings, trace patterns, and build more effective ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristin will talk with each client about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process includes checking in and adjusting techniques until a good match is found.
Session formats were not specified in the biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can help fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time, letting people attend from different locations, and making it easier to schedule short check-ins or regular weekly sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and attachment-focused work to remote settings so people can practice skills between sessions and bring real-life situations into therapy.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Kristin address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, mood disorders, and related issues such as grief, relationship conflict, parenting strain, addictions, and body image concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative, combining cognitive behavioral techniques with a client-centered attitude and elements of DBT and emotion-focused work when helpful.
How long has she been practicing?
Kristin has ten years of professional counseling experience working with adults and adolescents in Texas and diverse cultural settings.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kristin?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.