- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
About Kristen
Kristen Zavala is a licensed professional clinical counselor and licensed professional counselor in New Mexico with ten years of experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and social isolation. Kristen also supports those dealing with LGBT-related concerns, shame and guilt, and struggles around self-esteem and intimacy.
She uses straightforward, person-focused methods in sessions. Kristen listens to what matters most, then helps clients set practical steps forward. Sessions often cover coping techniques for panic, mood swings, and addictive behaviors, and strategies for navigating major life changes.
Her background includes a decade of clinical work with survivors of sexual assault and people processing gender dysphoria and fertility stress. She offers help for compassion fatigue and the overlap of trauma with daily functioning. Kristen draws on approaches that address both immediate symptoms and longer-term patterns.
In practice she mixes client-centered conversation with structured tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused methods. For trauma-related concerns she integrates trauma-focused techniques with paced, informed care. The aim is to identify what feels most helpful and practical in the client’s life.
Kristen works in English and practices in New Mexico. She uses a subscription-based session model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online therapy options button.
How Kristen blends practical methods for online work
Kristen uses client-centered work to keep sessions focused on what the client brings. That approach emphasizes listening, reflecting, and helping people name what matters most to them. It fits issues like low self-esteem, loneliness, or questions about identity.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, a set of practical techniques that look at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. CBT can be useful for managing panic attacks, social anxiety, mood fluctuations, and habit patterns such as impulsivity or compulsive behaviors.
Finding the right approach is part of the early work. Kristen will discuss goals, preferences, and the issues a person wants to address, and then recommend which methods to try together. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed plan.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking. The practice uses a subscription model for sessions, which makes it possible to fit therapy into a weekly routine or a brief check-in during a busy week. Online work can make it easier to schedule around daily life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter or more frequent check-ins when that suits the client's needs.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New Mexico, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and social isolation, plus related concerns such as guilt and shame and intimacy issues.
How would she approach feelings of shame?
She combines client-centered conversation with cognitive behavioral tools and trauma-focused methods to help identify patterns and practical steps clients can try.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working with people on mood disorders, panic, sexual assault recovery, and related challenges.
What are her professional credentials and practice location?
She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices in New Mexico.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time and conducts work with clients based in the stated region.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
How do fees and the subscription work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the 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.