Christen Thompson , LMHC

Christen Thompson, LMHC, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor based in Florida who combines personal experience and clinical training to support people working through addiction, trauma, mood concerns, and relationship challenges. With nine years of clinical experience, she emphasizes self-awareness, practical coping skills, and growth-focused strategies that help clients move toward greater functioning and well-being.

Christen’s own recovery journey from substance use informed her decision to enter the addictions field and pursue counseling as a profession. She progressed from front-line roles to clinical practice, completing both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Counseling and working as a graduate assistant at Lynn University. Over time she applied humanistic and creative-arts modalities in treatment settings across south Florida and contributed to program development and training initiatives.

As an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Christen has led substance use programs and worked with individuals in intensive outpatient settings. Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns including addiction, trauma and abuse, anxiety and depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, relationship and family issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and career concerns, and compassion fatigue. Christen brings an empathetic, client-centered stance and draws on evidence-informed therapies to help people reclaim stability, expand self-compassion, and pursue meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Care Delivered Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps clients clarify their values and take committed action toward a more meaningful life while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, substance use, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and helps people build safer, more secure connections - a strong fit for relationship issues, abandonment concerns, and attachment difficulties. Client-Centered Therapy centers on empathic listening, unconditional positive regard, and the client’s own capacity for growth; it supports self-esteem, coping with life changes, and personal exploration.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Christen works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods feel most helpful based on their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adapts the work over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video, phone calls, live chat, or text-based messaging allow clients to engage from different locations and schedules. These options make it easier for people to maintain continuity of care, fit therapy into busy lives, and access licensed professionals and therapists when in-person visits are not convenient.