- Addiction recovery support
- Practical coping skills
- Attachment aware care
About Christen
Christen Thompson, LMHC, draws on her long personal and professional journey to help people untangle patterns that hold them back. She speaks plainly about recovery and change and focuses on helping clients find more freedom in daily life. Her direct experience with addiction informs how she talks about relapse, cravings, and rebuilding trust in oneself.
She began working in the addictions field in 2004 and completed a Bachelor’s degree before earning a Master’s degree in counseling while serving as a graduate assistant at Lynn University. Over nine years as a licensed mental health counselor have included roles as a primary therapist in several South Florida facilities and leadership work developing clinical programs.
Christen uses humanistic, client-centered approaches alongside cognitive and behavioral methods to address common problems like anxiety, depression, and stress. She also integrates attachment-based ideas when relationship patterns and past wounds show up in sessions. Her sessions are practical and focused on real-life changes clients can try between visits.
Her background includes work creating a clinical curriculum for first responders and directing a substance use intensive outpatient program. Those roles shaped her ability to plan group programs and support organizational goals, as well as guide individual clients through recovery and life transitions.
People come to Christen for help with addictions, trauma, codependency, mood concerns, and coping with major life changes. She aims to help each person notice what matters most to them, take small steps toward their goals, and build more meaningful daily routines.
How these approaches guide online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and reconnect with what matters. It is useful for anxiety, stress, depression, and patterns like codependency. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns; it suits mood concerns, anxiety, and behavioral changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick and adapt methods based on their goals, values, and day-to-day needs. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together across sessions.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins when life gets hectic. For some people, phone sessions can be a shorter option that avoids video, and for others a video conversation helps keep nonverbal cues in view. Talk with the therapist about what will fit best with your routine and technology to make therapy a workable part of life.
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Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Christen help with?
She works with people facing addictions, trauma, anxiety, depression, codependency, and related life stressors such as grief and caregiving strain.
What is Christen's therapeutic style like?
Her style blends client-centered, cognitive behavioral, and attachment-based approaches to keep sessions practical and focused on personal values and relationships.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years as a licensed mental health counselor and has worked in addictions treatment since 2004 in various clinical and leadership roles.
Where is Christen licensed and based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm any time zone or scheduling details when booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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