Kristen Dewberry, LCSW

Kristen Dewberry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eleven years of professional experience. She combines practical skills with an easygoing, warm style to help people handle stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and life transitions. Kristen is straightforward in sessions and lifts heavy moments with a bit of humor when appropriate.

She brings a background in recreational therapy into her work, so sessions can include creative or expressive techniques when they fit the person's needs. Kristen often focuses on issues like ADHD symptoms, postpartum mood shifts, self-esteem, and workplace stress. She also helps people facing grief, caregiver strain, and concerns around adoption or foster care.

Kristen uses evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy alongside client-centered and solution-focused approaches. That means she helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns, set practical goals, and build small habits that change daily life. She also incorporates mindfulness strategies to reduce anxiety and improve focus.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Kristen aims to make the work feel doable and relevant for everyday life. She checks in on progress and adapts techniques when something isn’t working.

Based in North Carolina, Kristen provides support around issues like anger, depression, panic, social anxiety, life purpose, and compassion fatigue. She is available for people who want practical tools and a collaborative, down-to-earth therapist to guide them forward.

Practical approaches for online change

Kristen often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thought patterns and create new habits. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and day-to-day stress because it focuses on clear steps and skills people can apply between sessions.

She also draws on client-centered therapy to make sessions responsive to each person's goals and pace. This approach prioritizes the person's perspective and helps build trust so practical work can move forward. Mindfulness therapy is another tool she uses to reduce reactivity and improve focus through simple attention exercises.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Kristen works with clients to identify goals, try different techniques, and adjust as progress is made. She frames therapy as collaborative so people feel involved in decisions about what to try next.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face when interaction matters. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to share brief updates, practice skills between meetings, or fit support into a work break. These options help people maintain continuity of care while adapting to daily life.