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Kristen Sims, LCSW

  • Experience16 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Kristen

Kristen Sims is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 16 years of clinical experience practicing in Florida. She draws on a broad background helping people navigate stress, anxiety, mood disorders, addictions, trauma, relationship struggles, grief, parenting challenges, and ADHD.

Background and approach

Her work spans individual and relational concerns to help clients address both immediate symptoms and longer-term patterns that interfere with wellbeing. Her style is collaborative and grounded in practical support.

Kristen emphasizes open communication and partnership, working with clients to set clear, achievable goals and to develop strategies that fit their daily lives. She prioritizes creating a respectful, steady environment where people can explore difficult emotions, repair relationships, and build skills for coping with life transitions and recurring challenges.

Kristen brings experience with a wide range of focus areas including attachment and abandonment issues, impulsivity and control problems, social anxiety, and women's issues, tailoring her approach to each person’s needs and circumstances.

Approaches That Shape Online Care

Kristen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person's needs. One common approach she employs focuses on skills-building for emotion regulation and coping; this involves learning concrete strategies to manage anxiety, impulsivity, mood swings, and stress so daily functioning improves. Another frequent focus is trauma-informed work that helps people process past harm and reduce its ongoing impact on relationships and wellbeing, often using paced, supportive interventions that emphasize safety and gradual change.

Finding the right method is part of the collaborative work between client and therapist. She will explore a client’s history, goals, and preferences to determine which combination of techniques fits best, and adjust the plan as progress is made so treatment stays relevant and practical.

Online therapy with Kristen is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care through life changes, and choose a format that feels most comfortable for discussing sensitive topics with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kristen commonly address?
She works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, grief, parenting struggles, bipolar disorder, and ADHD among other areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and supportive, focusing on open communication and goal-setting to help clients build practical coping strategies and address underlying patterns.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Kristen has 16 years of experience as a clinician working with individuals, couples, families, children, and adolescents on a wide range of mental health and relational concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida under the license FL LCSW SW18947.
Does she work with clients in languages other than English?
Sessions are provided in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in starting therapy with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Experience

16+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

What Kristen can help with

Kristen Sims works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes.

Kristen has worked with adults, couples, families, and children for the last 16 years.

Experience and training

Kristen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Florida, with 16 years of clinical experience.