Licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and accepts 38 insurances. Specializes in Addiction, Anxiety, Couples Counseling and 10 more.
I am a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania. I have over twenty-four years of experience as a therapist. My areas of expertise are addictions and couple's counseling. However, over the years I have treated clients who have struggled with anxiety, depression, mood swings, ADD, ADHD, PTSD, OCD, sexual abuse/assault, and eating disorders. I have also worked with a few veterans over the years. When working with couples, I always focus on communication skills and tools, as well as ways to fight nicely first before moving on to what is actually bringing the couple to therapy. Other areas with couples I have treated have been related to infertility, infidelity, parenting issues, financial problems, and family problems. I am married and have been for twenty-three years and also have 2 children, a son age 20 and a daughter who is 17, as well as our rescue dogs who are 5 and 2, respectively. I do work full time as a clinical auditor for a behavioral health care company and also teach part-time at one of our local universities.
During the first session, I like to take it slow and ease into the therapy process especially if the client or couple have never been in therapy before and do not know what to expect or if they are extremely nervous. I begin by talking about myself for a few minutes in order to introduce myself and explain what the person can expect. From there, I always ask the client or couple initial questions that are easy for them to answer in order for me to begin to get to know them better and to try to begin to establish rapport. I always end with finding out if there was anything they were hoping would happen on the first session that didn't or if they want to share anything else important that session that was not already asked or discussed.
I feel my strengths as a provider are being warm and friendly. I also feel that I am able to put my clients as ease by being open and friendly. My hope is always that my clients are comfortable and relaxed with me so that they are able to open up and share their stories, struggles, feelings, and/or trauma, as all of those things can be difficult to share with a stranger.
My primary areas of expertise are addictions and couple's counseling. I have over twenty years of experience with addiction counseling and over twelve years of experience with couple's counseling. I also enjoy working with people who struggle with grief, infertility, miscarriage/infant loss, anxiety, and depression. I have over 20 years experience with these issues as well.
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Cash - $100 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth
Amerihealth Administrators
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Geisinger - Commercial
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Highmark
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Couples Counseling
I have been working with couples since 2012. The first basic things I look at with any couple starting therapy are communication skills and tools and ways to fight nicely. I feel these are the most important things to address first before getting involved and working on the initial reasons that are bringing the couple to therapy.
Reality Therapy
I use reality therapy with both couples and individuals, as I feel it is very important to focus on parts of the here and now and reality of things in their lives while also addressing their struggles and how to bring both of them together. At times, it is also very important to review the past to see how that comes into play with the person or couple in a reality sense.
2 ratings with written reviews
June 3, 2026
We appreciated our first session and felt at ease as we began to get acquainted. It was good to learn some personal and professional details about Kristin. Her questions created both structure and comfort as we shared details about ourselves and our family. We look forward to our next session.
September 5, 2025
Great communication skill, listening and taking notes!