- Addictions and relapse support
- Sleep and rest focus
- Practical coping skills
About Christen
Christen Thompson is a licensed mental health counselor with nine years of formal practice experience. She draws on a long personal recovery journey and years working in addiction services to help people who struggle with substance use and related issues. Christen brings a direct, human approach that focuses on clear steps people can use day to day.
Christen uses several approaches to guide sessions, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral tools, attachment-based ideas, and client-centered work. She aims to make therapy practical and readable so people can try techniques between meetings. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities.
Her background includes early roles as a behavioral health technician and later work as a primary therapist in south Florida facilities. Christen has experience building a clinical curriculum for first responders and leading a substance use intensive outpatient program. That administrative work gave her perspective on what helps programs run well and what supports individual recovery.
In sessions she focuses on concrete goals like improving sleep and rest, managing cravings, lowering anxiety, and repairing relationships with self and others. She helps people identify habits that make struggles worse and practices small changes that add up over time.
People who choose Christen can expect straightforward conversation, practical tools, and a collaborative pace. To begin they follow the site intake steps to match and schedule a first appointment.
Approach-driven online support that fits your life
Christen uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters most and take small actions toward those values, even when feelings are hard. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors that can improve sleep, mood, and daily routines. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how past relationship patterns show up now and to build safer, more trustworthy ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christen treats the choice of methods as a team decision and will adjust techniques to match each person's goals, pace, and preferences. She encourages clients to try strategies in between sessions and bring back what did and didn’t help.
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel. It can also allow shorter check-ins, avoid commute time, and let someone focus on sleep routines at home. Licensed professionals often use video or phone options, so check the available formats when you schedule to pick what works best for your life.
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Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Christen help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including addictions, trauma, anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, ADHD, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting strain, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
What is Christen's therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, using client-centered conversation alongside ACT, CBT, DBT skills, and attachment-based ideas. The focus is on small, usable steps that fit into daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of formal practice experience and earlier roles in behavioral health dating back to 2004, including designing a curriculum for first responders and leading a substance use intensive outpatient program.
What are Christen's credentials and location?
She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) licensed in Florida and practices from Florida.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Christen?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.