Kristine Mills, LPCC

Kristine Mills is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction-related concerns. She supports those navigating trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, relationship strain, grief, and major life changes. Kristine presents as a steady partner for people ready to make concrete changes in their daily life.

She views each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. Kristine encourages small, manageable goals so progress feels realistic and meaningful.

Her background includes eight years of clinical experience in New Mexico and Texas settings. That experience has involved work with eating and sleeping problems, parenting concerns, anger, attention-related challenges, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses attachment and abandonment themes, body image, codependency, and blended family issues.

Kristine draws from several counseling approaches to match what a person needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy tools as appropriate. The emphasis is on collaboration and on picking methods that fit a person’s goals and temperament.

People who choose Kristine can expect clear conversation about next steps, coping skills to practice, and support while trying new patterns. She frames therapy as a purposeful process where the person’s values and daily life guide decisions.

How specific approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters most, and take small actions toward those values. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior, then testing and changing them with practical exercises and homework. It can help with anxiety, mood problems, and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns and helps people try new ways of relating and feeling safer in connections.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. That decision happens together and can change over time as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions that do not require being on camera if that helps someone engage. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered and which best fit your routine. Licensed professionals aim to make sessions practical and usable in everyday life.