Therapist profile
Kristen Lewis, LCSW
North Carolina
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Trauma and Anger
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Virginia / 0904013747; LCSW, North Carolina / C015407
- NPI1396526877
- Experience25 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationNorth Carolina
About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About Kristen
Kristen Lewis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina and Virginia with 25 years of practice. She works with adults on concerns such as trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship and family issues, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, depression, and ADHD.
Kristen frames therapy around the idea that people are the experts on their own lives. She listens for strengths and patterns, and she helps clients name what gets in the way of change. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer ways to handle feelings that interfere with daily life. Expect straightforward conversation and tools you can try between meetings.
Her background includes long-term work with people navigating LGBTQ+ issues, caregiving stress, codependency, adoption and foster care concerns, and first responder challenges. She also addresses abandonment, blended family dynamics, divorce and separation, and health-related stress like cancer caregiving.
Clinically, Kristen draws from client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, narrative work, and psychodynamic approaches. She mixes talk and problem-solving to help people rethink unhelpful habits and build new coping strategies.
Clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire to get started. Sessions are scheduled after that step and billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How Kristen’s approaches translate to online work
Kristen uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person's experience. That approach means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients set practical goals. It is useful for issues like anger, relationship strain, and parenting stress.She also integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT tools help people notice patterns that lead to snapping or avoidance and practice new responses that reduce tension over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristen discusses options with clients and chooses methods based on goals, preferences, and the specific problems brought to sessions. This is a collaborative process where tools are tested and adjusted together.
The biography does not specify which online session types are offered. Please confirm current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - shorter check-ins around work, sessions without travel, or planning appointments when they cause less disruption. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to help people maintain regular contact while they work on anger, coping, and other concerns.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Virginia, North Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps adults with trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, sleep problems, anger, and related areas listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a practical, person-focused style that highlights strengths and patterns. Sessions include conversation and concrete steps to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional work experience as a clinician.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina and Virginia and practices from North Carolina.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session after matching.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.