- CBT techniques
- Solution-focused work
- Motivational interviewing
About Kristen
Kristen Ayers is an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with 11 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, caregiver strain, life purpose concerns, and issues that come up around aging and end-of-life care. Sessions often address relationship and family concerns, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and feelings of emptiness.
Her style is interactive and practical. She gives reflective tasks between meetings so people can try ideas and notice what changes. She also brings psycho-educational material into sessions so clients understand how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect.
Kristen uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. She also draws on solution-focused work to set clear, short-term goals. Motivational interviewing informs how she supports someone wrestling with change or low motivation.
People who prefer a direct, collaborative approach may find this style helpful. Sessions tend to combine conversation, short teaching moments, and take-home exercises rather than long uninterrupted talking. The therapist asks for active participation from clients who want to try new strategies.
Her background includes work with geriatric populations and hospice-related concerns, alongside more general mental health work such as mood disorders and bereavement. Kristen practices in Ohio and conducts sessions in English. If you plan to book, confirm the current session options before scheduling.
How therapeutic methods translate to online work
Kristen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments to test different ways of thinking. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking down overwhelming problems into manageable steps. Motivational Interviewing focuses on helping someone find their own reasons to change and resolve mixed feelings; it can help when someone feels stuck or low on motivation.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then recommend ways of working that fit those needs. That decision is collaborative and may evolve over a few sessions as progress and obstacles become clearer.
The original biography mentions a current technical issue with video chat, so confirm available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Different formats can suit different days - for example, an audio session may be simpler when bandwidth is limited, while a longer video meeting can allow more teaching and interactive tasks. Confirm which formats she is offering now to choose what fits your schedule.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, relationship and family concerns, and life purpose questions.
How would she describe her approach in sessions?
Her approach is interactive and practical, using conversation, brief teaching moments, and reflective tasks to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working in clinical settings, including with geriatric populations and hospice-related issues.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) and practices in Ohio.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography notes a temporary issue with video chat. Please confirm current session formats before booking so you know whether video or other options are available.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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