I am licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Iowa with 6 years of professional work experience. My therapy style and approach draws influence from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, and mild depression. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. I view us as a team, working at finding solutions to the issues you bring to therapy as well as healing from past or present trauma. I will typically respond to messages in 24 hours after receiving them or in 48 hours if it's over the weekend. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage, and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Communication problems, Forgiveness, Life purpose, Self-love, Women's issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy
IA LMHC 00942
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Kristen Udell. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
It has been a long time since I’ve had a therapist that I feel “gets me.” Kristen is down to earth, helps me work through my issues with her versus forcing solutions down my throat. I’m so grateful to have found such an amazing therapist to help me through the tough stuff and to celebrate the good!
Written on Mar 25, 2025 after therapy with Kristen for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, coping with life changes, and adhd
I went through a couple of different therapists on this website before I found Kristen. She keeps it professional while still being relatable. She asks good questions and she does a great job following up and offering resources.
Written on Mar 23, 2025 after therapy with Kristen for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Kristen is amazing. She does a great job of listening and providing her input. I was very skeptical of therapy, but Kristen was very easy to open up to. She challenges you to become a better person each session without pushing too hard. I would recommend Kristen to anyone looking to improve their life.
Written on Mar 17, 2025 after therapy with Kristen for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem
She is so kind, caring, and you can tell that she wants the best for her clients. She has been really helpful for me in my time in therapy. I was very hesitant to join BetterHelp. But it was honestly the best decision I’ve made to better myself in a long time.
Written on Feb 13, 2025 after therapy with Kristen for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, self esteem, anger management, and bipolar disorder
I have only had two sessions but I can already tell a difference in my mood from day to day. She’s thoughtful and really caring :)
Written on Jan 25, 2025 after therapy with Kristen for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Always gives me such good advice and tool’s for my therapy. She has definitely helped me with a lot of issues. Highly recommend her
Written on Jan 22, 2025 after therapy with Kristen for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and career difficulties