- Addictions focus
- Practical skills
- Compassionate guidance
About Christen
Christen Thompson, LMHC, brings a human-centered approach to therapy grounded in long personal and professional experience. She speaks plainly and meets people where they are. Christen draws on her own recovery journey and years in the addictions field to offer steady, compassionate support for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
Christen began working in behavioral health in 2004 and completed a bachelor’s degree before finishing a master’s degree in counseling. She later became a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida. Her background includes work as a primary therapist in several south Florida facilities and developing a clinical curriculum for first responders. These roles shaped her understanding of both hands-on care and clinical leadership.
In sessions she blends practical talk with creative methods. She uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people manage compulsive behaviors, relationship strain, anxiety, or grief. Her work often focuses on addictions, trauma, mood challenges, attention concerns, and issues around intimacy and self-worth.
Christen values steady progress over quick fixes. She helps people build skills to cope with stress, make clearer choices, and reconnect with what matters to them. Her style is direct but warm, with an emphasis on developing self-awareness and meaningful change.
Located in Florida, she has nine years of clinical experience as an LMHC and accepts international clients. Prospective clients are encouraged to confirm session options and scheduling when they reach out.
Christen began working in behavioral health in 2004 and completed a bachelor’s degree before finishing a master’s degree in counseling. She later became a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida. Her background includes work as a primary therapist in several south Florida facilities and developing a clinical curriculum for first responders. These roles shaped her understanding of both hands-on care and clinical leadership.
In sessions she blends practical talk with creative methods. She uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people manage compulsive behaviors, relationship strain, anxiety, or grief. Her work often focuses on addictions, trauma, mood challenges, attention concerns, and issues around intimacy and self-worth.
Christen values steady progress over quick fixes. She helps people build skills to cope with stress, make clearer choices, and reconnect with what matters to them. Her style is direct but warm, with an emphasis on developing self-awareness and meaningful change.
Located in Florida, she has nine years of clinical experience as an LMHC and accepts international clients. Prospective clients are encouraged to confirm session options and scheduling when they reach out.
Using evidence-based approaches in online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that reflect their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It offers practical skills for mood, anxiety, and compulsive patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build healthier ways of relating and handling emotional triggers.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, life circumstances, and what they find most helpful. Sessions may shift over time as needs change, and the plan is adjusted together.
This therapist’s profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use audio-only options when bandwidth is limited or choose longer sessions for deeper work. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work to suit remote sessions while helping clients practice skills between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Christen commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is human-centered and practical. She blends talk therapy with creative techniques and evidence-based approaches to help people build coping skills and make changes.
What is her clinical and professional background?
She began in behavioral health in 2004, completed a bachelor’s and master’s in counseling, and has experience as a primary therapist and clinical program developer for first responders.
What credentials and location information are on record?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, licensed in Florida. Her practice is based in Florida.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in this biography. Confirm current session options and formats with the therapist before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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