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Kristin Malaer, LCSW

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Grief, and Coping with life changes
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Kristin

Kristin Malaer is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas who brings five years of clinical experience to her therapeutic work. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, compassion fatigue, chronic illness and life transitions, using a strengths-oriented perspective to help people regain a sense of control.

Background and approach

Kristin leans on evidence-based tools such as cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness to help clients recognize unhelpful thought patterns and build practical coping skills. Her approach is collaborative and empowering, aiming to cultivate the client’s internal resources rather than foster dependence.

Kristin emphasizes active listening, empathy, and clear expectations while inviting feedback so therapy can be adjusted to each person’s needs. She also offers targeted support for compassion fatigue and burnout, helping clients establish boundaries and self-care practices to reduce emotional exhaustion.

Sessions mix skill-building and emotional processing to address grief, trauma, relationship challenges, and a variety of life stressors.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Kristin uses Internal Family Systems to help clients understand and compassionately relate to different parts of themselves, which can be useful for navigating inner conflict, trauma responses, and self-criticism. Attachment-Based Therapy appears in her work to explore patterns formed in relationships and to support changes in connection, communication, and emotional safety. She also employs Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathy and acceptance while centering the client’s goals and experiences.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristin partners with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and adapts techniques over time so the therapy fits each person rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy enables access through multiple formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for varied schedules and life demands. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, caregiving, or health-related limitations, and allow licensed professionals to bring evidence-based interventions into formats that meet a client’s day-to-day realities.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kristin commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, compassion fatigue, chronic illness adjustment, life changes, addictions, relationship and family issues, depression, self-esteem and related challenges listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and empowering, combining active listening and empathy with accountability to help clients build coping skills and internal resources.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kristin has five years of clinical experience as noted in her profile.
What credentials and location are listed for Kristin?
She is an LCSW licensed in Texas with license number TX LCSW 54406.
Can non-English speakers connect with Kristin?
Sessions are offered in English only according to the profile.
Which session formats are available for working together?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to engage in therapy.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy with Kristin?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English