Christen Thompson, LMHC
Narrative-informed counselor helping people rebuild their stories
Details
| Name | Christen Thompson |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 9 |
About Christen
Christen Thompson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She draws on nine years of clinical work and her own long recovery journey to help people find steadiness and clearer sense of self. Christen speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel workable and realistic for busy lives.
Christen often uses Narrative therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. She pairs that with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered work to focus on values and on practical steps clients can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Her approach is conversational and goal-oriented rather than purely academic. Her clinical focus covers addictions, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and stress-related concerns. She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, and career stress.
Additional areas include attachment issues, body image, chronic illness, codependency, and compassion fatigue. Christen spent years working in addiction treatment where she led programs and developed clinical curriculum for first responders. That experience shaped her interest in program design and supervising care.
In individual sessions she leans on practical tools and the client’s own values to guide change. Sessions are available in English and can be scheduled from Florida. Christen offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
She works collaboratively to help each person find a path that feels manageable and meaningful.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Addictions, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem among the things Christen works with, alongside the areas below.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Christen among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Christen among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Christen among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Christen among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Christen among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Christen among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Christen among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Christen among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Christen among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Christen among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Christen among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Christen among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Christen among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Christen among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Christen directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Christen directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and ACT translate to online therapy
Christen combines Narrative therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed ideas to help people untangle unhelpful stories and build a life that fits their values. Narrative therapy focuses on the stories people live by and looks for alternative, healthier narratives that reduce shame and open choices. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choosing actions that match personal values. Attachment-informed work pays attention to how past relationships shape present reactions and helps people develop steadier ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christen treats therapy as a collaboration where she and the client test which methods fit best for the person’s goals and daily life. She adjusts tools and pacing based on what the client reports and how they respond, so therapy evolves rather than staying rigid.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more accessible. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging helps keep momentum between meetings. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical, values-driven progress.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Christen commonly address?
She works with issues such as addictions, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and stress. Christen also addresses relationship strain, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style blends Narrative therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered techniques. Sessions are conversational and focus on practical steps people can try between meetings.
What is Christen's professional background?
Christen has nine years of clinical experience and prior work in addiction treatment settings. She has led programs and helped design clinical curriculum for first responders.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LMHC credential and is licensed in Florida as an LMHC. Sessions are offered from Florida.
Can I work with her if I'm not in the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients. Language of therapy is English for all sessions.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules. Clients can choose the format that fits their daily routine.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Christen?
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