About Kristen
Kristen Schmauder is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) based in Ohio who focuses on helping adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and life transitions. She works with people coping with trauma, anger, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, eating issues, career or school stress, and bipolar mood struggles.
Kristen writes plainly and listens carefully to help people find practical steps forward. She brings six years of clinical experience across residential, in-home, and independent practice settings.
Background and approach
That background gives her exposure to many life circumstances, from acute stress to longer-term mood concerns. She uses a warm and collaborative style that keeps the person’s goals front and center. Kristen often draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also uses insights from psychodynamic work to look at patterns that repeat over time, plus strengths-based and solution-focused strategies to build on what already helps. Treatment is adjusted to fit each person’s needs and preferences. Sessions are practical and paced to what the person can manage.
Kristen helps people set clear, achievable goals and works with them on skills, problem-solving, and emotional coping. She aims to create a respectful space where people feel heard and understood. Taking the first step can feel hard, and Kristen provides steady support while people try new ways of coping.
She encourages realistic progress and celebrates small changes along the way.
Practical therapy approaches and online sessions
Kristen commonly uses cognitive-behavioral approaches that focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve daily functioning. She also uses strengths-based techniques that build on what already works for a person, helping them apply existing skills to new challenges.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristen works with each person to identify goals and preferences, then adapts techniques over time based on what helps most. She discusses options and adjusts plans so the work fits the person’s life and needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let people send updates, ask quick questions, or have brief check-ins between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or family schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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