Kristin Puleo
Practical, experienced guidance for life transitions
LMHC New York
- Experience
- 14 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Kristin
Kristin Puleo is a licensed mental health counselor based in New York who supports people navigating stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma, mood challenges, and life transitions. With 14 years of clinical experience, she offers practical guidance to clients who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about next steps.
Background and approach
Kristin combines steady listening with constructive feedback to help clients identify what is standing in the way of greater wellbeing and forward movement. Her work blends evidence-informed techniques, including cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance-based strategies, with attachment-focused and client-centered perspectives.
She uses a direct but warm style that may include appropriate humor to ease tension and increase engagement. Sessions focus on locating sources of distress, building skills to manage triggers, and developing realistic plans to meet personal goals.
Kristin welcomes people dealing with mood disorders, grief, substance concerns, identity-related stress, parenting strains, chronic illness challenges, and many other life difficulties. As an LMHC, she aims to partner with each client to explore new perspectives and practical steps toward improved functioning and greater emotional balance.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Kristin draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete strategies for changing behaviors that contribute to stress and anxiety. CBT offers structured tools for addressing mood symptoms, worry, and practical obstacles to functioning.She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which emphasizes accepting difficult internal experiences while clarifying personal values and committing to meaningful actions. ACT can be helpful for people coping with chronic distress, grief, or problems that don’t respond to efforts at control. Attachment-informed work is used as needed to explore patterns in relationships and how early bonds influence current difficulties and intimacy-related issues.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each client to consider goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful in session, and may blend techniques from different methods to tailor care. This collaborative stance helps ensure the plan fits the person rather than forcing a single method.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from different locations, and pick the style of communication that best supports progress.
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Experience
14+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English