Kristen Gaughan, LPC

Kristen Gaughan is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania with 23 years of clinical experience. She began pursuing counseling young and has spent decades working in multiple treatment settings. Kristen focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and related life challenges.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree from York College of Pennsylvania and a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Kristen has worked with clients who face substance use and process addictions such as gambling, eating, and compulsive spending. Her background includes support for people coping with grief, caregiving strain, and major life transitions.

Kristen uses approaches rooted in Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. In sessions she focuses on practical steps, clearer thinking, and understanding patterns that can cause pain. She aims to help people recognize what’s getting in the way and try manageable changes.

Her style is steady and direct while remaining compassionate. She emphasizes building a working relationship and setting realistic goals. Parents reading this can expect plain talk about coping, boundaries, and everyday habits that affect mood and relationships.

Kristen’s work centers on helping people find more peace, joy, and contentment in daily life. If someone wants to explore stress, addiction, attachment issues, or career and relationship concerns, she focuses on guiding them toward clearer choices and healthier routines.

How Kristen’s Approaches Fit Online Work

Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s experience and moves at their pace. It focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people make choices that feel right for them. This approach can help with stress, low self-esteem, and relationship worries.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and change problematic emotional patterns in relationships and attachment. It is useful for intimacy-related concerns, abandonment and attachment issues, and for understanding how emotions drive behavior.

Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, goal-focused method that helps people find their own reasons to change. It is often used with addictions, ambivalence about change, and when someone wants support building healthier habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristen will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She blends approaches as necessary and checks in about what is helping and what might be adjusted.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited or let people choose an option that doesn’t require being on camera. Talk with the therapist about practical details and what will best fit everyday life.