- Focus on sleep
- Strengths-based
- Practical skills
About Kristine
Kristine Mills is a licensed professional clinical counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and struggles with sleep. She approaches concerns about addictions, trauma, LGBTQ matters, and relationship or family strain with a practical, respectful style. Kristine speaks plain language and focuses on small, manageable steps people can take right away.
With eight years of clinical experience, Kristine centers clients' own strengths and stories in each session. She encourages people to name what matters most to them and to build routines and habits that support rest, mood, and day-to-day functioning. Conversations are collaborative and paced to fit each person’s needs.
Her work often blends strategies from acceptance and commitment approaches and cognitive-behavioral ideas to reduce distress and increase valued action. When emotions run high, she uses tools from dialectical behavior approaches to teach grounding and regulation skills. Attachment-informed perspectives guide conversations about closeness, boundaries, and intimacy.
Kristine practices in New Mexico as an LPCC, and she frames goals around what clients hope to change in their lives. She is direct but warm, offering practical coping techniques alongside conversations about meaning and identity. People leave sessions with clear options to try between meetings.
For someone worried about sleep or constant worry, Kristine aims to normalize the struggle and map out small experiments. She helps people set realistic routines, test changes, and notice which steps improve rest and daytime functioning over time.
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward them despite uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. It helps when worry, low mood, or sleep problems get in the way of everyday goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks patterns into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings and tests changes with practical experiments. CBT is helpful for reducing anxiety, improving sleep routines, and changing unhelpful thinking. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships and emotional responses; it can help people understand intimacy, boundaries, and recurring relationship patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kristine will work together with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. That collaborative planning helps set clear, realistic steps to try between sessions and lets the work shift as needs change.
The therapist's profile does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help people fit sessions into busy days. It also supports brief check-ins, focused skill practice, and written summaries to review between meetings, which can be useful when improving sleep, stress management, or emotional regulation.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
New Mexico
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does Kristine address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, and sleep-related concerns among other areas listed in her specialties.
How would sessions feel in terms of approach?
Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth, emphasizing small steps, coping skills, and clients' own strengths to make changes over time.
What is Kristine's professional background?
Kristine has eight years of professional experience working with a range of clinical issues and uses several evidence-informed approaches in her work.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LPCC and practices in New Mexico.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kristine?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.