Kristen Bettencourt is a Psychologist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Addiction, Family Conflict, Life Transitions, Obesity, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Stress, and Women's Issues. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
With a warm, down-to-earth, and supportive style, I help clients work through challenges such as depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, life transitions, academic and career concerns, gender and sexual orientation questions, addictions, and OCD. Whether we are working to help you become more mindful, flexible and aware; reflecting on patterns that may be getting in your way; identifying sources of meaning and purpose in your life; or exploring aspects of your identity, my goal is to help you work through what brings you into therapy and to help you thrive. My approach is client-centered and grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), an evidence-based therapy incorporating mindfulness and acceptance practices with the goal of helping people move toward what truly matters to them. I also draw from humanistic, existential, positive, and psychodynamic psychology as well as traditional CBT. I received my doctorate in psychology from William James College. I completed in