Kristen Meintzer
Compassionate, practical therapy for real-life challenges
LPC Georgia
- Experience
- 13 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Kristen
Kristen Meintzer is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and life transitions.
Background and approach
With 13 years of experience, she draws on practical strategies to support clients facing career challenges, substance use concerns, ADHD, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and communication difficulties. Kristen emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and a nonjudgmental stance while collaborating to address self-esteem, social anxiety, and self-love goals.
Her approach blends humanistic, client-centered values with evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness techniques, and motivational interviewing. She aims to create an interactive, warm therapeutic relationship and tailors plans to each person’s unique circumstances rather than applying one-size-fits-all labels.
Kristen’s background includes work in outpatient settings, college counseling, and residential substance abuse treatment, which informs a pragmatic, strengths-focused way of working. Clients can expect a therapist who values partnership and practical skills alongside emotional support.
Kristen frames growth as challenging but achievable and works with clients to set realistic steps toward their goals while honoring individual pace and preferences.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
Kristen commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and reframe unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress. She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness for intense emotions or relationship challenges. Both approaches are presented in clear, practical terms and tailored to the client’s goals and daily life.Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Kristen will work with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, preferences, and goals, and may blend CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to build a personalized plan that evolves as progress is made.
Online therapy with Kristen is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These formats make it easier to fit sessions around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities and allow clients to practice skills between meetings in the settings where challenges occur. Licensed professionals can adapt interventions effectively across these formats while keeping the focus on practical skills and a supportive therapeutic relationship.
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Experience
13+ years
Licensed
Georgia
Languages
English