Kristen Barrett

Kristen Barrett is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Georgia with five years of experience in the mental health field. Her licensure reflects the graduate training and state credentialing required to provide professional counseling services in Georgia.

During her five years in the field she has worked in multiple settings - in-home, hospital, private office - and she has run an outpatient day program serving people with severe mental illness. That variety of settings exposed her to a broad range of clinical needs and levels of severity.

She has strong experience working with anxiety, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), low self-esteem, depression, anger management, family conflict, and relationship challenges. She also has experience supporting people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and those with mild autism. Her areas of practice more broadly include stress, parenting concerns, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related difficulties, career challenges, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue.

Kristen strives to create an upbeat, positive, and supportive environment. She enjoys helping people build self-esteem and improve their overall quality of life. Her commitment to mental health grew from a lifelong desire to help others; after being the friend people turned to for a listening ear, she pursued formal training to sharpen those natural skills and learn evidence-based techniques.

She understands that seeking help can feel overwhelming and that stigma still surrounds mental health, so she encourages viewing assistance as a healthy and normal step. Building rapport is central to her work; she provides a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can share their stories, process their experiences, and pursue the peace and achievements they seek.

Her clinical approach is person-centered, holistic, multicultural, and eclectic - beginning where each client is and tailoring interventions to individual needs while remaining sensitive to cultural identities and lifestyle choices. She primarily uses evidence-based strategies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused counseling, and she also integrates classical counseling approaches when appropriate. Kristen’s style is warm and supportive, yet ready to address struggles directly, and she collaborates with clients to set goals and practical steps toward change.

She looks forward to speaking with prospective clients.