Kristen Patryna, LPC - Therapist in Pennsylvania

About Kristen

Kristen Patryna is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting strain, and trauma. She meets people where they are and works to build a respectful, equal relationship. Kristen favors clear, practical steps so people leave sessions with tools they can use day to day.

Her style blends listening with actionable skills. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to make space for a person's experience and to build trust.

Background and approach

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, mindfulness, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Kristen has seven years of clinical experience as a licensed professional counselor, plus additional years earlier in the field.

She has provided individual and group work with teens and adults, and she often helps people manage anxiety and related symptoms. Sessions tend to combine validation, problem solving, and skills practice. In therapy with Kristen, people can expect straightforward language and gradual skill-building.

She emphasizes practical strategies that transfer outside the session. The aim is to help clients feel heard while also making measurable changes in daily life. Kristen practices in Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English.

She is attentive to communication problems, family problems, guilt and shame, impulsivity, mood disorders, obsessions and compulsions, panic, self-harm, social anxiety, and young adult issues.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating a collaborative relationship. It helps people feel understood and encourages exploration of their own goals and values.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches people to identify unhelpful thoughts and test them with reality. It is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and many day-to-day problems by giving concrete tools to change thinking and behavior.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, includes skill training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills help when emotions feel intense or when communication and impulsivity are concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristen will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust methods over time. That collaboration helps pick techniques that fit the person rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to practice skills between sessions. The variety of formats lets people choose what feels most comfortable while working with a licensed professional.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kristen commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes.

What is her general approach to therapy?

She blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT and DBT so people feel heard and gain skills to use outside sessions.

How much experience does she have?

Kristen has seven years of experience as a licensed professional counselor, plus earlier work in the field prior to licensure.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LPC with license number PA LPC PC009733 and practices in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can she work with people outside the U.S.?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule.

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Experience: 7 years
Licensed: Pennsylvania
Languages: English

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