- Attachment patterns
- CBT and DBT skills
- Grief and transitions
About Kristen
Kristen Welton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Texas with 12 years of experience supporting adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and self-esteem concerns. She works with people coping with trauma, bipolar mood challenges, and life changes that feel overwhelming or stuck.
Kristen focuses on concrete steps people can take to feel steadier day to day. She uses approaches that look at how relationships and attachment shape current reactions. She also draws on cognitive-behavioral strategies and skills training to help change unhelpful thoughts and manage strong emotions.
Her work often centers on painful feelings like guilt and shame. She helps people talk through those emotions, examine where they came from, and practice different ways of responding to themselves and others. Communication skills and clearer boundaries are common topics in sessions.
People also come to her for help with transitions such as divorce, midlife shifts, postpartum depression, and long-term illness or chronic pain. She addresses codependency, control issues, and the problems that come from isolation or discrimination experiences.
Sessions are grounded in a client-centered style that respects each person's pace. Kristen combines practical tools with exploration of attachment patterns so clients can make changes that fit their life and values.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Kristen uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationships influence patterns in relationships and self-view. This helps when guilt or shame comes from relationship expectations or old caregiving dynamics. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus on what matters to the client now, offering a respectful, paced way to talk through difficult feelings and make decisions.She pairs those with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques that identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT tools can be used to challenge self-critical beliefs and to build concrete coping skills for anxiety, mood changes, and intrusive thoughts.
Finding the right approach often takes a few conversations. She works collaboratively to decide whether attachment work, skills-based CBT, or a mix of methods best fits a person's needs, goals, and preferences. That fit can change over time and she checks in about it regularly.
Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know how a session would be conducted. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals commonly use these practical benefits to help sessions fit into everyday life without asking for extra time away from work or responsibilities.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, bipolar and coping with life changes.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She talks through where those feelings come from, looks at attachment patterns that keep them alive, and uses practical skills to respond differently to self-critical thoughts.
What is her professional background and experience?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 12 years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, relationship, and adjustment concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds the LCSW credential in Texas and practices with that license.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for scheduling.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.