Kristen Lewis, LCSW, CSW

Kristen Lewis is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, and major life changes like grief or separation. Kristen takes a straightforward and approachable manner in sessions. She emphasizes clear conversation and practical next steps.

Clients can expect direct, compassionate talk that focuses on what matters to them. Kristen uses discussion to identify patterns and then works with clients to set simple, achievable goals. She encourages small behavior changes alongside deeper reflection to create momentum between sessions.

Her approach draws on several therapy methods, including acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. Kristen blends those methods to match a person’s needs rather than following a single technique. She also uses client-centered principles to keep sessions grounded in each person’s values and priorities.

Kristen has worked with the military community and adults across different life stages. She brings experience with trauma, caregiving stress, chronic illness, ADHD, and career-related strain. Her way of working is collaborative: she listens, offers clear observations, and helps plan practical steps toward change.

If you are thinking about change in midlife or coping with a difficult transition, Kristen supports people through that kind of upheaval. She aims to help people feel more steady, more in control, and clearer about next steps.

How therapy approaches and online sessions can work together

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action toward them while learning to accept uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, life transitions, and finding purpose. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that formed in early relationships and how those patterns affect current connections and trust; it can help with intimacy, communication struggles, and attachment issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thought patterns and tests them with practical behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristen treats the choice of methods as a team decision, matching techniques to the person’s goals and preferences. She usually combines approaches rather than using just one, and she will check in regularly to see what is helping and what needs to shift.

Confirm the session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online sessions can make scheduling easier and fit into busy days, such as a shorter check-in during a lunch break or a front-door appointment after work. They also remove commute time and let people attend from different locations within the therapist's service area. Talk with the therapist during the intake to pick an approach and a session rhythm that fits your life.