Therapist profile
Christen Thompson, LMHC
Florida
LMHC - Addictions and Anger
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- CredentialsLMHC
- LicenseLMHC, Florida / MH13843
- NPI1467998427
- Experience9 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationFlorida
About
- Addictions support
- Anger management
- CBT and DBT skills
About Christen
Christen Thompson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) with nine years of formal clinical experience. She helps people facing addiction, trauma, mood challenges, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, grief, and anger. Christen draws on life experience and clinical practice to guide practical change.
She began working in addictions in 2004 and moved into direct clinical roles after completing a master’s degree in counseling. Her background includes work with intensive outpatient programs and creating clinical curricula for first responders. That administrative and supervisory experience informs how she organizes care and supports clients toward clearer goals.
In sessions she uses several evidence-based approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to notice and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are offered for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take committed action despite difficult thoughts and feelings.
Christen also works from attachment-based and client-centered perspectives, focusing on the therapeutic relationship and how past patterns shape present responses. Her approach tends to be straightforward and process-focused, with practical tools people can use between sessions.
She accepts clients in English and works with people across a broad range of concerns, including anger and coping with life changes. Prospective clients who want to start are asked to use the site's matching steps to schedule an initial session.
How sessions work
How ACT, CBT and DBT are used in online sessions
Christen uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice hard thoughts and choose actions that match their values. ACT often focuses on small concrete steps and tolerating discomfort without getting stuck in unhelpful reactions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify and change patterns of thinking that fuel anger, anxiety, or depression. CBT sessions include practical exercises and behavior experiments that clients can try between appointments.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy supplies emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Those DBT skills are taught in short, usable pieces so clients can practice them in real life.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to test methods and adjust the plan based on a person’s goals and preferences. The focus is on what helps the client manage anger, reduce reactivity, and improve day-to-day functioning.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, worksheets, and skills training to work well over distance, helping clients apply what they learn between meetings.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she work with?
She helps people with addictions, trauma, mood disorders, ADHD, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, anger, and related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style combines client-centered care with structured skills work. Sessions balance discussion of life events with practical tools from CBT, DBT, and ACT.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of clinical experience and has worked in addictions treatment and intensive outpatient settings since 2004 in various clinical roles.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - FL LMHC and practices in Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not listed here; please confirm current session options before booking through the site's scheduling process.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.