About Kristen
Kristen Kasperek is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Illinois with 14 years of clinical experience.
Background and approach
She draws on a background in community and career counseling to help people navigating stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and challenges with eating and sleeping.
Kristen also addresses a wide range of related issues including attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, infidelity, mood and personality disorders, OCD-related symptoms, panic attacks, paranoia, hoarding, and seasonal affective disorder. Her style emphasizes a relaxed, non-threatening professional relationship where clients and therapist collaborate to create individualized strategies.
Kristen has experience supporting people through career decisions, using tools like interest inventories to align educational and vocational choices with personal strengths. She combines practical career guidance with therapeutic work on self-esteem, identity, and relationship patterns to help clients move toward more fulfilling personal and professional lives.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support
Kristen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a primary framework, helping clients learn to identify and reshape negative thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, panic, and mood concerns. CBT offers practical skills and homework-based techniques to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.She also integrates career-focused counseling methods that connect self-exploration with concrete steps like interest assessment and decision-making support, which can help when career uncertainty or job stress affects mental health. These approaches are applied to issues such as self-esteem, relationship decisions, and vocational transitions.
Deciding on the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to assess goals, preferences, and presenting problems, and then tailors treatment strategies together to find the best fit for their needs.
Online therapy with Kristen is offered through multiple formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexible ways to engage around work, school, or caregiving schedules. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care and to use therapeutic tools between synchronous meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Nevada, Washington, Oregon
- Languages
- English