Kristen Kakanis

Kristen Kakanis is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of professional experience in Tennessee. She focuses on practical problems like stress, anxiety, anger, and relationship concerns. Kristen centers sessions on each person’s strengths and helps them take steps toward change. She aims to make the first moves toward a calmer, more manageable life feel less overwhelming.

Kristen works from a straightforward, supportive style. She treats clients as experts on their own stories and builds plans around what already works for them. Sessions typically include clear goals, focused conversation, and steps clients can try between meetings. That approach is useful for issues such as low self-esteem, motivation struggles, and coping with grief or life transitions.

She also brings methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work when helpful. Those approaches are used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and to create small, achievable changes. Motivational interviewing helps clients find personal reasons to make changes and stay committed.

Kristen’s practical focus extends to concerns like addictions, trauma and abuse recovery, parenting strain, career stress, and compassion fatigue. She supports people who want tools to manage moods and reactions and to rebuild confidence. The process emphasizes collaboration, real-world strategies, and steady progress.

To begin, readers should use the site’s Start Therapy flow and complete a short questionnaire. Scheduling follows the therapist’s availability and the matching process on the platform.

How Kristen Uses Talk Therapy Online

Kristen draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead so goals come from the person’s own values and experience. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps spot unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and anger.

She also uses motivational interviewing to help people clarify what they want and build motivation for change. That approach is collaborative and asks open questions to uncover personal reasons for taking action. Together the therapist and client decide which methods to emphasize based on needs and goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kristen will work with each person to try ideas, adjust the plan, and pick methods that fit their life and preferences. This collaboration helps keep work focused and practical, whether the goal is managing anger, reducing stress, or improving confidence.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer choices about being on camera or using audio only. Licensed professionals aim to tailor session rhythm and tools to what works best for each client.