Kristen Hale, LCSW

Hawaii · 18 years in practice

Kristen Hale is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 18 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns.

License and registration

LCSW, Hawaii: LCSW-4478 · expires June 2028
LCSW, Colorado: 1001 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1366775751 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 18
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Kristen

Kristen Hale is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 18 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She works to build honest, trusting connections so clients can speak openly and begin practical change. Kristen focuses on clear steps people can take now to feel steadier and more able to cope.

Her approach centers on working with each person as an individual. Sessions draw on client-centered listening to identify what matters most to the client and attachment-based ideas to improve how people relate to others.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Kristen also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation and EMDR methods when trauma and past hurts are present. She blends these tools to match a person’s needs instead of using one fixed method.

The aim is practical skills plus new ways of telling your story. Kristen has supported people through grief, addiction, parenting stress, intimacy issues, panic and mood disorders, and the fallout from abuse or neglect. She also helps with communication problems, impulse control, and the effects of abandonment or adoption history.

Kristen practices from Hawaii and offers sessions in English. She works with people across state lines and accepts international clients. Therapy is available in several online formats to fit different schedules and communication preferences.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Kristen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Communication problems
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Family problems
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Self-harm
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Kristen names

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Online support

Approaches that guide online sessions

Kristen often uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns and to build healthier ways of connecting with others. This approach can help when trust, closeness, or repeating relationship problems are causing pain.

She pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and skills to manage daily stressors. When trauma is involved, she may incorporate EMDR techniques to help process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity.

Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then suggest options and adjust as work progresses. That collaborative planning helps make sessions feel relevant and doable.

Online therapy with Kristen is offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different rhythms of life. Video calls let people use visual cues for communication, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different time zones.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Kristen address?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, parenting challenges, anger, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and related problems.

What is Kristen's therapy style like?

Her style is warm and direct, focusing on honest connection, problem solving, and teaching practical skills for coping and communication.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Kristen has 18 years of experience as a clinician working with people on a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - with practice based in Hawaii and licenses noted for HI LCSW and CO LCSW.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Care is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Kristen?

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