Christen Thompson

Christen Thompson, LMHC, draws on years of personal recovery and professional practice to help people face anger, addiction, and related struggles. She speaks plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person. Christen brings warmth and steady focus to sessions and aims to make hard conversations feel manageable.

She began her own recovery in 1996 and entered the addictions field in 2004. Over time she completed a bachelor’s degree, then a master’s degree in counseling while working as a graduate assistant. Those roles led to work as a primary therapist in several south Florida facilities where she favored humanistic and creative-arts approaches.

Christen later earned the Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential and broadened her clinical work to include program development. She helped design and implement a clinical curriculum for first responders and gained experience in supervisory and administrative roles. That background shaped how she thinks about structure and practical support in treatment.

Her clinical interests include addictions, trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and anger. Christen also supports people facing caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image and career struggles. She uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person’s goals.

People can expect a counselor who values self-awareness, steady progress, and practical skills. Christen aims to help clients notice what gets in the way, build coping strategies, and make clearer choices in daily life.

How specific therapies translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and still commit to values-based action. Online ACT sessions typically focus on clear values work and short skills practice to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful activity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and then teaches targeted exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Delivered remotely, CBT often uses homework, worksheets, and step-by-step behavioral experiments to track progress.

Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend an approach or combination that feels most useful. That choice is collaborative and can change over time based on what helps most.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful for fitting therapy into busy days, shortening commute time, or keeping continuity when travel or relocation occurs. Online work can make it easier to use worksheets, practice skills between sessions, and check in quickly when challenges arise.