Kristen Wojtuniak, LCSW

Kristen Wojtuniak is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with eight years of professional experience. She works with adolescents and adults who deal with anxiety, depression, ADHD, and the strain of major life changes. Kristen brings warmth, compassion, and a bit of humor to sessions to help people feel seen and understood.

She focuses on helping clients reduce stress and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Kristen uses practical tools that encourage people to take an active role in their care and build healthier coping habits. She emphasizes small, manageable steps that add up to meaningful change.

Kristen often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and challenge negative thoughts. She pairs this with mindfulness and self-compassion work so clients can better tolerate difficult feelings and body sensations. The goal is clearer self-awareness and more skillful responses to hard moments.

Sessions include attention to boundaries, assertiveness, and the ways shame or guilt can keep people stuck. She also works with concerns related to body image, eating and food issues, chronic illness, and caregiver stress. Communication skills and obsessive-compulsive patterns are other common focuses.

Her schedule is arranged to suit people who are at home during the day, college students, or those who can use a lunch break. Kristen aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can experiment, learn, and practice new ways of living that feel more authentic.

How Kristen Uses Practical Therapies Online

Kristen often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change negative thinking patterns. CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills for stress reduction and mood improvement. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and OCD-related patterns.

She also incorporates mindfulness and self-compassion practices to help clients sit with uncomfortable feelings and bodily sensations. These techniques teach present-moment awareness and kinder self-talk, which can reduce reactivity and build tolerance for uncertainty.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristen works with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and everyday life. She adjusts plans as people try interventions and notice what helps most.

The profile does not specify which online session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins, and reduce time spent commuting. Licensed professionals can help clients use these practical benefits to make therapy a regular, workable part of daily life.