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Kristen Dewberry

Compassionate clinician blending creativity and evidence

LCSW North Carolina

Experience
11 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Parenting, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Kristen

Kristen Dewberry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 11 years of professional experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, life transitions, and relationship concerns.

Background and approach

She began her career as a certified and licensed recreational therapist, a background that adds creative and expressive tools to her clinical work and informs a collaborative style that values clients' strengths. Kristen brings a warm, genuine manner to sessions and often uses light humor to create a comfortable space for exploration.

Her practice addresses a wide range of issues including parenting challenges, career stress, ADHD, depression, anger, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue, along with specialized areas such as adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and postpartum concerns. Kristen integrates evidence-based methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness-oriented techniques to tailor care to each person's needs.

Located in North Carolina, she combines practical problem solving with empathetic support to help clients clarify goals and build skills for everyday life. Kristen invites prospective clients to take the next step when they feel ready and emphasizes partnership throughout the therapeutic process.

Practical Approaches for Online Growth

Kristen commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and everyday stress. CBT sessions focus on concrete strategies and behavioral experiments that can be practiced between meetings.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and building a trusting therapeutic relationship so clients feel heard and can explore personal goals at their own pace. Mindfulness Therapy is another tool she employs to help people increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity when facing strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is framed as a collaborative process; she works together with each client to choose and adapt methods based on individual needs, goals, and preferences. That partnership helps tailor the mix of techniques used over time.

Online therapy with Kristen is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice new skills between sessions, and fit therapy into busy lives while working with a licensed professional in North Carolina.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kristen address?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career-related issues, ADHD, relationship and anger concerns, depression, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and related topics listed in her specialty areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and genuine, often incorporating humor and creative techniques from her recreational therapy background to make therapy collaborative and approachable.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has 11 years of experience and previously worked as a certified and licensed recreational therapist, which contributes expressive and creative methods to her clinical approach.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina with license number NC LCSW C009940 and practices from that state.
Does she offer services in languages other than English?
Sessions are provided in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available for working together?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule an appointment according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesADHD

Also works with

Relationship issuesAnger managementDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCoping with natural or human-caused disasterFirst responder issuesLife purposePanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English