Kristen Wells (LMHC)

“Kristen Wells, MA, CAGS, LMHC obtained her Master of Art in Counseling Psychology and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Counseling Psychology from Anna Maria College. She began her career working with children and families as a social worker, but has been providing therapy to adults for the past 10 years. She has experience treating issues such as: •Substance use and addiction •Anger •Mood disorders •Depression •Anxiety •Postpartum depression •Trauma •Legal issue •Co-parenting •Relationship issues •Co-dependency, and self-esteem. She offers: •Individual •Family and couples’ counseling and has facilitated anger management and relapse prevention group therapy. “My ideal client is one who is ready and motivated for change, or is willing to take a long hard look at themselves and work to become the best person that they can be! For the past several years, I have been treating individuals with mental health disorders, including: depression, anxiety, trauma, post-partum depression, ADHD/ADD, intermittent explosive disorder, social phobia and panic disorders. I have also worked with people who struggle with alcohol or drug use issues. This is an area of specialty for me. I have worked in a program that had a 78% success rate for curing alcoholism using the Sinclair Method. I worked as the Therapist in the program. I used motivational interviewing techniques for substance use disorders. I have helped many of my clients to develop healthy and life changing coping skills. I can provide support for people who are going through significant life changing events, such as: divorce/break up of relationship, loss of children, custody issues, grief and loss, medical diagnoses, incarceration, relocation, questioning sexual identity, problems in relationship, infidelity. I can provide individual, couples and/or families counseling.