Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Coping with life changes
How Kristen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kristen
Dr. Kristen Dreyfus offers straightforward, practical help for people dealing with anger and related challenges. She listens carefully and helps people find clearer ways to respond when feelings run high.
Her approach aims to reduce painful moments and build steadier day-to-day coping skills. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - practicing in North Carolina with 17 years of experience. She works with people facing relationship struggles, stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, parenting strain, career concerns, and issues around identity.
Background and approach
Anger, sleep problems, and self-esteem are also common topics she addresses. In sessions she focuses on patterns that keep problems alive. She helps clients name core emotions, notice interaction cycles, and practice new responses.
That can mean learning short skills to calm down, trying different ways to bring up hard topics, or making step-by-step plans for change. Her background includes attachment-based and emotionally-focused approaches alongside mindfulness and solution-oriented work. She draws on motivational interviewing when people want to make practical life changes.
These methods are used to reduce overwhelm and help build better connections with others. People describe the work as collaborative and down-to-earth. The therapist checks in about what is most useful and adapts the focus as needed.
The aim is steady progress, not quick fixes, with tools that fit everyday life.
What Kristen works with
Everything Kristen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kristen's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristen lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-focused care delivered online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape responses today and helps people notice and change repeating cycles that keep anger and distance alive. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on the feelings beneath conflict and teaches ways to express needs so connections can be repaired. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness, which can lower stress and improve sleep.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. That collaboration means plans can shift if something isn’t helping, and short skills are mixed with deeper process where useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for longer therapy work and relational work where tone and body language matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, homework check-ins, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Kristen
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people manage anger and related concerns like relationship conflict, stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, sleep trouble, parenting strain, career stress, and self-esteem issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The style is collaborative and practical. She uses emotion-focused work and mindful practices to identify patterns and teach short, usable skills.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 17 years of clinical experience working with adults on relationship and life-change issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a North Carolina licensed marriage and family therapist with the credential LMFT and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time; she works with clients located in North Carolina.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies by location and availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.