Kristen Ayers, LISW

Kristen Ayers is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in Ohio with 11 years of experience. She focuses on supporting people through anxiety, depression, grief, caregiver stress, and issues that come with aging. Her approach is practical and interactive, and she asks clients to try short tasks between sessions to build skills. She often works with people facing end-of-life decisions, hospice and bereavement concerns, and the strain that caring for others can bring. Sessions commonly address relationship and family tensions, low self-esteem, emptiness, and mood or stress-related problems. Kristen blends clear explanations with hands-on techniques so clients understand what they are practicing. Her sessions include psychoeducation about how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings, and she uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused methods to set concrete goals. She also uses motivational interviewing to support readiness for change and to help people find personal reasons to try new behaviors. Kristen describes her counseling as interactive rather than purely talk-based. Expect reflective tasks and actionable steps between meetings. She aims to be nonjudgmental and direct while encouraging clients to take an active role in their progress. Prospective clients should note her listed work with caregiver issues and geriatric concerns, and that she is based in Ohio. If someone prefers a therapist who explains how strategies work and assigns brief practice tasks, her style may be a good fit.

How Kristen’s approaches translate to online work

Kristen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching specific skills to try between sessions. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support small steps toward change. This approach focuses on a person’s own reasons for change and can help with motivation around caregiving demands or lifestyle shifts. Solution-Focused Therapy is part of her work too. It centers on practical goals and small next steps to move forward instead of dwelling on problems. Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps most. Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography and technical issues with video were noted. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. These practical benefits can help caregiving schedules, medical appointments, and other daily demands.