Kristen Corkum

Kristen Corkum is an LPCC practicing in California who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, anger, and depression. She draws on compassionate, human-centered methods to help people feel heard and to regain a sense of control. Kristen emphasizes voice, choice, connection, and personal agency in sessions.

She spent over a decade in treatment services working with adolescents, young adults, and groups, and holds a master's degree from Boston University School of Medicine in mental health counseling and behavioral medicine. Her background includes extensive work with trauma and abuse, and she brings practical strategies for coping with loss and strong emotions.

Kristen uses approaches that include attachment-based work, client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral methods, dialectical behavior skills, and solution-focused strategies. In practice this means she helps people identify unhelpful patterns, try small changes, and build skills to handle difficult feelings.

Sessions center on building trust and collaboration. She helps clients talk through how life experiences shape their sense of self and relationships, and whether those patterns move them toward their goals or keep them stuck.

People who feel isolated or lonely often find space to name those feelings and take steps toward connection. Kristen aims to support each person’s priorities while offering concrete tools and a steady listening presence.

How her approaches translate to online work

Kristen uses attachment-based work to look at how relationships shape feelings and behavior, helping people notice connection patterns and try different ways of relating. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the client’s lead to build trust and understanding. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. She will work with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, adjusting strategies as needed. Collaboration helps set clear goals and track what is working over time.

Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, and letting people join from different locations when schedules demand it. It also supports using worksheets, skill coaching, and homework between meetings so progress continues between sessions.