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Christen Thompson

Recovery-focused counselor who values practical change

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
9 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Christen

Christen Thompson is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who draws on nearly a decade of formal practice and longer personal recovery experience. She focuses on helping people address addictions, trauma, mood disorders, anxiety, stress, parenting concerns, and family-related issues. Christen speaks plainly and aims to make therapy practical and understandable for people under pressure.

Christen uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy.

Background and approach

Sessions emphasize building awareness, learning skills for managing emotions, and making changes that line up with personal values. She adapts methods to fit each person’s needs and goals. Her background includes early work in addiction services starting in 2004 and roles delivering primary clinical care in south Florida facilities.

Christen completed a bachelor’s degree, then a master’s degree in counseling while working as a graduate assistant at Lynn University. She later earned the Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential - FL LMHC MH13843. She has experience designing clinical curricula, including a curriculum for first responders, and has worked in both outpatient programs and individual therapy settings.

That operational experience informed supervisory and administrative skills useful in clinical leadership. Christen leads a Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Program and continues to meet with individual clients. She aims to help people gain self-awareness, develop coping strategies, and move toward the changes they want in daily life.

Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small steps that reflect those values, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and managing addictive urges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down troubling thoughts and behaviors into parts and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns often seen with anxiety, mood issues, and sleep or eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal skills when overwhelming feelings or relationship stress get in the way.

Choosing the right method is a team process. The therapist will talk through symptoms, goals, and preferences, and suggest approaches that fit. Clients and the therapist adjust the plan together as progress and needs change.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These formats let people connect from different locations, fit sessions into busy schedules, and use shorter check-ins or longer conversations depending on what helps. Licensed professionals can guide work with skills, values-based action, and attachment-focused reflection across these options.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Christen address?
She works with a wide range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, parenting and family-related concerns, grief, and stress.
What is Christen's therapeutic style?
Her style combines evidence-based skills training and reflective work. She uses approaches like CBT, DBT, ACT, attachment-focused work, and client-centered methods to teach coping skills and explore values.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Christen has nine years of clinical experience and a longer history working in addiction services that dates back to 2004.
What are Christen's credentials and where is she located?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, FL LMHC MH13843, 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?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Christen?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
9 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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