Kristen Corkum, LPCC

Kristen Corkum is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression. She also addresses attachment issues, isolation and mood disorders. Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer decision making rather than labels or jargon.

Kristen trained at Boston University School of Medicine where she focused on mental health counseling and behavioral medicine. Her background includes years helping people who have experienced trauma and loss. She uses a mix of approaches to match problems people bring in, from thinking-based skills to relationship-focused methods.

In session she listens for how life events have shaped a person’s beliefs about themselves and others. Then she works with them to test those beliefs and try new ways of handling feelings and conflict. That can include brief strategy work, tracking patterns, or practicing different ways to react when anger rises.

Her style draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns, client-centered work to respect the person’s aims, and cognitive behavioral and dialectical techniques for mood and behavior change. She also uses solution-focused methods for goal-oriented steps and trauma-focused practices when past events are affecting daily life.

People who come for help with anger often leave with clearer limits, a plan for de-escalation, and concrete coping skills to reduce snap reactions. Kristen encourages collaboration so clients can test approaches and choose what fits their life. To begin, prospective clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.

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