Christen Thompson, LMHC

Christen Thompson is an LMHC who brings nine years of formal clinical experience and a long personal recovery journey to her work. She emphasizes presence and self-awareness in sessions and aims to help people notice how past experiences shape daily life. Christen writes and teaches about addiction recovery and practical coping skills for stress and mood concerns.

Her approach draws on evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based ideas. In sessions she focuses on concrete tools people can use right away - breathwork, values-based choice, tracking unhelpful thoughts, and building steady routines. She also integrates skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotions feel overwhelming.

Christen has extensive experience in addiction treatment and program development. She began working in the addictions field in 2004 and has led substance use intensive outpatient programs in clinical settings. That background informs her practical, step-by-step style when addressing relapse risk, cravings, and recovery planning.

She works with a broad range of concerns including trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, grief, and career transitions. Christen encourages clients to set clear goals and to track small changes that add up over time.

Sessions are conducted in English and she is based in Florida. International clients may be supported; confirm language and scheduling when you book. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

How these approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to tolerate difficult thoughts and feelings. It is useful for stress, anxiety, life changes, and recovery-related goals.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help people understand trust, closeness, and recurring relationship difficulties in a way that points to new, safer ways of connecting.

Christen aims to match approach to need through a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to use ACT exercises, attachment-focused reflection, CBT skills, or DBT techniques depending on what comes up in sessions.

Practical benefits of remote work should be confirmed when booking because session formats were not specified in the biography. Ask which options are offered and how scheduling works. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and accommodate people in different time zones. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, attachment work, CBT, and DBT skills to remote sessions so clients can practice real-world coping between meetings.