About Kristin
Kristin Taman is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Washington. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, anger, and the everyday strain of relationships. Kristin is direct but warm, and she aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable for someone unsure where to begin.
She uses a mix of practical and reflective methods to match each person's needs. Sessions often include talking through automatic negative thoughts and trying simple tools to shift them.
Background and approach
Kristin emphasizes a nonjudgmental space where feelings and worries can be named without blame. Kristin draws from several approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. That combination lets her offer hands-on strategies, focused problem-solving, and time to process emotions.
She also uses dialectical behavior ideas for regulating intense emotions and motivational interviewing to support change. People work with Kristin on specific goals such as reducing anxious thoughts, managing anger, improving self-esteem, and coping after loss or trauma. She helps clients break concerns into small steps and track progress between sessions.
Kristin checks in about what’s working and adjusts the plan as needed. Her style balances guidance and collaboration. Kristin explains options plainly and invites people to try techniques in-session.
She encourages realistic goals and celebrates small gains along the way.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Kristin commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. ACT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on values-driven action rather than getting stuck in avoidance. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking patterns.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to provide a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the client guides the pace and topics. Together the approaches allow for hands-on skill practice, exploration of meaning, and steady emotional support. Kristin works collaboratively to find the mix that best fits each person’s goals and preferences rather than prescribing a single method.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues help the conversation, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, focused check-ins. These options aim to make therapy flexible so it can fit work schedules, caregiving windows, or moments when someone needs a quicker touchpoint.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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