Therapist profile
Kristen Sims, LCSW
Florida
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Anger
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Florida / SW18947
- NPI1043977150
- Experience16 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationFlorida
About
- Goal focused
- Trauma informed
- Communication skills
About Kristen
Kristen Sims is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 16 years of experience. She works with adults on a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting challenges, relationship issues, and anger. Kristen also lists attention-related struggles, mood disorders, and intimacy-related concerns among her focus areas.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process. Kristen helps clients set concrete goals and talks through steps to reach them. Sessions focus on practical skills for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and coping with life changes.
Her background includes long-term clinical work across community and clinical settings, supporting people through loss, addiction, and trauma. That experience informs how she guides conversations about triggers, impulsivity, and patterns that keep problems alive.
Kristen describes a collaborative, goal-focused style. She encourages straightforward talk about what is and isn’t working. In sessions she combines pacing and structure so clients can practice new behaviors between meetings.
People often come for help with anger that shows up at home or work, snapping at loved ones, or carrying resentment. Kristen addresses those issues alongside related concerns like communication problems, control issues, and shame. She works to help clients notice patterns and try different ways of responding.
How sessions work
Approaches for managing strong emotions online
Kristen uses evidence-based techniques that focus on concrete skills and pacing. One approach emphasizes understanding triggers and practicing new responses in small steps so clients can reduce impulsive reactions and manage anger more effectively. Another approach centers on processing trauma and stressful events in a measured way, helping people reduce reactivity and rebuild a clearer sense of what prompts intense feelings.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kristen collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She checks progress regularly and adjusts strategies when something isn’t helping, so treatment stays practical and relevant.
If you plan to use remote sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking since the profile did not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try techniques between sessions in the settings where issues arise, which can speed up learning and make new responses feel more natural.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting, relationship and anger issues among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a collaborative, goal-focused approach that emphasizes practical skills and clear steps clients can try between sessions.
How many years has she been practicing?
She has 16 years of experience working in clinical and community settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model 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.