Kristine Mills, LPCC

Kristine Mills, LPCC, helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or stressed by life’s challenges. She focuses on practical steps people can take to manage anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship struggles. Her approach is straightforward and respectful, aimed at making therapy feel useful from the start.

She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep problems going. Kristine also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques to clarify values and build small, manageable changes. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about how early relationships affect current trust and closeness.

Clients can expect a collaborative style. Kristine treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and helps them test new strategies between sessions. Sessions emphasize clear goals, simple skills, and steady progress rather than jargon or long lectures.

She has eight years of professional experience and holds an LPCC, which means Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Kristine practices in New Mexico and works with concerns that include grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating issues, and career stress, among others.

Therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Scheduling is arranged through a short matching questionnaire and then set according to availability. Many people find the variety of formats makes it easier to keep therapy consistent amid busy lives.

How Kristine’s Approaches Fit Online Therapy

Kristine often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while accepting difficult feelings.

Attachment-based ideas also appear in sessions when relationship patterns or closeness are a concern. Those conversations look at how early connections shape current expectations and then practice different ways of relating that feel safer and more effective.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Kristine works with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts plans over time so the work stays relevant and practical rather than rigid.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for hands-on skill practice and face-to-face conversation. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging suit people who prefer written notes, quick reflections, or flexible timing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, and daily life.