Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How Kristel works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kristel
Kristel Avilus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with seven years of clinical experience. She approaches each person with warmth and practical care, helping them face everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, and anger. Her style is interactive and respectful, focused on clear steps people can try between sessions.
She often helps people coping with trauma, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and substance concerns. She also supports those dealing with sleep trouble, grief, parenting strains, career stress, and identity questions.
Background and approach
Areas such as ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue are part of her caseload as well. Her work draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot patterns that keep problems going. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take concrete steps toward them.
Client-centered and emotionally-focused approaches guide how she listens and responds in the room. Sessions are collaborative and tailored. Conversations aim to build skills you can use right away, like coping techniques for anger, grounding for anxiety, or tools to improve communication.
She avoids labels and focuses on what will make life feel better for each person. Kristel practices in Florida and offers online formats that fit different needs. She welcomes clients who prefer flexible options such as video, phone, chat, or text messaging.
What Kristel works with
Everything Kristel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kristel's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristel lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Kristel commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and take small, value-driven steps forward. ACT focuses on accepting difficult thoughts while committing to actions that match personal goals, which can help with anger, anxiety, and life transitions.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replace them with more effective responses. CBT is useful for managing anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and for learning concrete strategies to handle intense emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick or blend methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than using one fixed method for everyone.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing brief coaching between appointments. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.
Questions people ask about Kristel
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, grief, sleep problems, parenting stress, career issues, ADHD, bipolar and related challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm, interactive, and nonjudgmental. Sessions focus on practical steps and building skills people can use between visits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience working with people facing unresolved trauma and a wide range of mental health concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from other countries.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.