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Kristin Hassell

Compassionate, skills-based therapy for life challenges

LMHC, LPC Virginia

Experience
9 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Kristin

Kristin Hassell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction-related concerns, depression, relationship and family challenges, and questions of self-worth.

Background and approach

Kristin combines practical skills with a supportive presence to help clients navigate trauma, grief, intimacy issues, parenting strains, career transitions, and coping with life changes. Her style blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance and commitment principles, client-centered listening, dialectical behavior strategies, and mindfulness practices.

Kristin draws on motivational interviewing and other evidence-informed approaches to encourage growth, build coping skills, and address patterns such as control issues, substance use, narcissistic dynamics, and isolation. She has experience working with LGBT concerns, compassion fatigue, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and a range of life stressors, including disaster-related coping and family-of-origin issues.

Kristin practices in Virginia and conducts sessions in English. She offers flexible formats including video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging, and works through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Prospective clients can begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to therapist availability.

How Kristin Uses CBT, ACT, and Mindfulness Online

Kristin often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and to practice concrete skills for managing anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another key influence, focusing on clarifying values and building willingness to face difficult feelings while taking meaningful action. Mindfulness-based practices are woven into sessions to strengthen present-moment awareness, emotional regulation, and stress reduction.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristin partners with each client to explore which methods feel most useful, adjusting techniques to match individual goals, preferences, and life circumstances rather than prescribing a single pathway from the start.

Online therapy with Kristin is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make care more accessible for people with busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or mobility constraints. These formats allow for flexible scheduling, frequent brief check-ins when needed, and continuity of care across changing circumstances, helping clients practice skills in real-life settings while maintaining regular therapeutic support.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kristin commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and grief, self-esteem, and intimacy-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her approach integrates cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance and commitment ideas, client-centered listening, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to teach skills and support personal growth.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kristin has nine years of experience working with clients across mood disorders, substance use concerns, trauma, and a variety of life and relationship challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is licensed as an LMHC and an LPC with credentials FL LMHC MH25827 and TX LPC 97733, and she practices from Virginia.
Does she offer services in languages other than English or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available with her?
Kristin provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone get started with Kristin?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Drug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

Virginia, Texas, Florida

Languages

English