Therapist profile
Christen Thompson, LMHC
LMHC - Addictions and family concerns
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- Addictions focus
- Parenting support
- Trauma informed
About Christen
Christen Thompson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with nine years’ experience in clinical practice. She focuses on addictions, trauma, mood concerns such as bipolar and depression, anxiety and stress, and parenting-related strains. Christen also addresses relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, and concerns related to ADHD and self-esteem.
She began work in the addictions field in 2004 and has since developed practical experience running substance use programs and working one-on-one with clients. Much of her background comes from hands-on roles in south Florida treatment settings, plus time developing clinical curriculum for first responders and leading an intensive outpatient program for substance use.
Her approach draws on several evidence-informed therapies. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take concrete steps. Cognitive behavioral tools are used to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Attachment-based ideas inform work on relationship patterns and intimacy concerns.
Sessions are aimed at straightforward work: naming problems, practicing skills, and adjusting daily habits. Christen favors clear, practical steps over lengthy theory when clients need relief from anxiety, cravings, or overwhelming stress. She supports people coping with life changes, caregiving burdens, chronic illness, and the complicated emotions that come with grief and loss.
Christen offers therapy in English and accepts international clients. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking and follow the site's process to match and schedule an initial appointment.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed steps toward them while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when parenting feels overwhelming, when anxiety limits daily life, or when someone wants more consistent behavior change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT provides concrete tools for anxiety, mood concerns, sleep problems, and addictive behaviors by teaching practical exercises and short experiments to try between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at repeating relationship patterns and aims to change how people relate to others and to themselves. It can be useful for intimacy issues, relationship strain, and managing attachment-related responses.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christen will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That decision can shift over time as problems change or new priorities emerge.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten travel time, and allow a quicker check-in when stress spikes. They also support regular practice of skills between appointments and let people try tools in the settings where they live their daily life.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she address?
She helps people with parenting strain, blended family issues, caregiving stress, and conflicts that affect day-to-day family life.
What style of therapy does she use in sessions?
Sessions draw on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-based approaches, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered methods in practical ways.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience as an LMHC and began working in the addictions field in 2004 in various clinical roles.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) and practices from Florida.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm the current online and in-person options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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