Kristina Ellen, LCMHC
Person-focused counselor for stress and relationships
Details
| Name | Kristina Ellen |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCMHC |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 19 |
About Kristina
Kristina Ellen is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who brings 19 years of experience to her work. She focuses on helping people who feel stressed, anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed by relationship and intimacy concerns. She also supports people facing trauma, parenting strain, career pressures, bipolar mood concerns, and issues related to identity and sexuality.
Her style is practical and person-focused. Sessions begin with listening to the story you bring.
Background and approach
She then helps you notice patterns, name what matters, and try small changes that fit your life. Many people find this approach makes difficult problems feel more manageable. Kristina uses a mix of Narrative therapy, client-centered methods, and cognitive-behavioral ideas tailored to each person.
She draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools and emotionally-focused work when needed to support better communication and emotional regulation. Treatment is shaped around what a person wants to change, not a preset timeline. Her background includes work in telehealth, inpatient treatment centers, assertive community treatment teams, community health settings, and primary care medical offices.
Those experiences influence how she connects medical and emotional needs for people with chronic illness or caregiver stress. Kristina is licensed in North Carolina as an LCMHC. She offers sessions in English and provides therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time, and scheduling follows the therapist's availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Kristina works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Abandonment
- 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
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Kristina among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Kristina among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Kristina among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Kristina among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Kristina among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Kristina among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Kristina among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Kristina among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kristina among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kristina among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Kristina among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Kristina 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 Kristina directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and skills-based approaches work online
Kristina draws on Narrative therapy, client-centered work, and cognitive-behavioral ideas when offering online care. Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from problems by re-telling and reframing the stories that shape daily life, which can be useful for relationship, identity, and trauma-related concerns. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at your pace so people feel heard and in charge of goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and it often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristina will listen to your concerns, discuss these methods, and help choose techniques that match your goals and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on what works for you rather than forcing a single model.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for more in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit during a work break or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on the work you want to do.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns can Kristina help with?
Kristina supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, bipolar concerns, and a wide range of related topics such as body image, caregiver stress, and chronic illness.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She keeps a person-focused, practical style that begins with listening to your story. Sessions look at patterns, name problems, and try manageable changes rather than following a strict timetable.
What experience does she bring?
Kristina has worked in counseling for 19 years and has experience in telehealth, inpatient centers, community treatment teams, community health, and primary care settings.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LCMHC credential and is licensed in North Carolina as an LCMHC.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Kristina provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does cost and billing work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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