About Kristen
Kristen Rawls is a licensed social worker in Kansas who uses practical, person-centered methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and depression. He speaks plainly and aims to make the first step feel less overwhelming for someone seeking support. He focuses on listening first and then shaping a plan that fits each person's life.
Sessions emphasize clear goals and everyday strategies rather than jargon. Kristen adapts his approach to the issue at hand, whether it’s sleep problems, coping with life changes, or challenges with attention and mood.
Background and approach
His work often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and on mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity. He also uses client-centered conversations to make sure people feel heard and respected. When needed, he integrates elements from acceptance and commitment strategies to help people act in line with their values despite difficult feelings.
Kristen has seven years of professional experience across a range of concerns, including trauma, addiction, grief, and relationship stress. He aims to offer clear, manageable steps so progress feels tangible. Many people come for help with parenting strain, caregiving stress, body image, or work-related pressure.
He emphasizes partnership in the room. Clients can expect a calm, direct style that balances practical tools with space to talk through painful memories and emotions. Kristen tailors each plan to the person’s situation and goals.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Kristen commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based methods in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Mindfulness techniques teach simple exercises to notice thoughts and bodily sensations so reactions feel less automatic and overwhelming.He also uses client-centered principles that prioritize listening and tailoring sessions to each person. Finding the right mix of tools is collaborative - the therapist and client review what helps and adjust the plan based on goals and preferences. Kristen will work with clients to try practical strategies and pick approaches that fit daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for full conversations and nonverbal cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or use written reflection when that feels most comfortable. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Kansas
- Languages
- English
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