Kristen  McAdams
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Kristen McAdams

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Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Florida, Texas Accepting Online
West Lake Hills Accepting In-person
Updated February 27, 2023

Specialties & Expertise

  • Addiction
  • Anger management
  • Anxiety
  • Stress management
  • Women's issues
  • Self-esteem

Professional statement

Kristen McAdams LPC, WNPP works with individuals 18+ who are seeking to understand their thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviors about themselves, the world, and themselves within the world.

She addresses mental health challenges by assisting clients in re-negotiating their relationships to their nervous systems. Kristen believes that understanding your nervous system responses are at the center of many mental health symptoms and that having a relationship to your nervous system is the key to facilitating change in your life.

Kristen uses an integrative health approach to address and identify client needs. This approach takes a variety of lifestyle factors into consideration including, but limited to: finances, physical health, relationships, spirituality/faith, thoughts, values, beliefs, and feelings. Kristen uses a four stage processing plan that will help you alleviate anxious, depressive, and trauma informed symptoms, as well as come to terms with anger, separation, loss, and change.

Kristen enjoys specializing in self-love through self-care, women's health, and men who have been labeled Narcissists or struggle with relationships. She also specializes in working with individuals who find mental health medication to be more harmful than helpful, 1:1 harm reduction substance abuse/addiction resolution, and trauma informed financial health counseling.

Kristen is certified in Women's Neuropsychophysiology (WNPP) and is Rapid Resolution Therapy (RRT) practitioner.

WNPP is for women who want to biohack their hormonal biorhythms and for men who want to understand how to best support their partners in relationships.

RRT is good for people who are interested in strengths-based healing and focusing on Post Traumatic Growth as a method for overcoming trauma.

Kristen draws from other traditional modalities such as: CBT, Psychodynamic, Solution Focused, Existential, Positive Psychology and Feminist theories. However, the main focus of her practice is founded in behavioral health practices and cultivating self-awareness by increasing mind/body awareness.


Message to clients

I would like to offer you fresh solutions to the same old problems. Together we will get an in-depth understanding of your mental health challenges by moving through four phases of self processing. Part of this process will be focused on understanding your nervous system responses and everything that informed your nervous system since childhood. By evaluating the cause-and-effect relationship between you and your world, we uncover strengths and weaknesses that have helped or hindered your personal evolution; uncovering blocks, fears, limiting beliefs, and behaviors or relationships that no longer serve you.

I want to help you dismantle the unproductive beliefs that create distress in your life, give you a better handle on your behaviors, create stability in your health and wealth, and improve the quality of your spirituality/faith and relationships. When we have a willingness to face our fears and connect to our individuality, we can take control of our reactions and create a sense of confidence and inner peace. If we focus on establishing a sense of calm, safety, and groundedness, we discover our ability to effectively manage distress. This inevitably elevates our lives and permeates the world around us to create a more balanced internal energy and a more connected community externally.


Specialties

Addiction - Coping with emotional discomfort and suffering; reducing or abstaining from unwanted behaviors such as unhealthy gambling or shopping

Anger management - Addressing sudden outbursts of anger or sustained resentment; developing healthy anger expression and outlets

Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)

Stress management - Strengthening effective ways of coping with the stress of life and change; managing expectations of self and others

Women's issues - Therapy tailored to common concerns among women; providing a safe and understanding space to address life challenges, stressors, and questions around identity as a woman

Self-esteem - Cultivating self-compassion, assertiveness, and confidence; developing ways to reduce suffering, anxiety, social withdrawal, and self-neglect




Clientele

  • Adults (24+)
  • Young adults (18-24)

Insurance

Kristen McAdams is not in-network with any insurances.

Read about the benefits of seeing an out-of-network provider here.


Out-of-pocket fees

  • Individual sessions: $150 (50min)

Additional session information

Therapist's note


Location(s)

Online Sessions (Florida)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon Closed
  • Tue 10-5
  • Wed 10-5
  • Thu 10-5
  • Fri Bi-weekly 10-5
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Online Sessions (Texas)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon Closed
  • Tue 10-5
  • Wed 10-5
  • Thu 10-5
  • Fri Bi-weekly 10-5
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

West Lake Hills practice
3355 Bee Caves Rd. , Suite 104, West Lake Hills, Texas 78746
Accepting new clients in-person
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon Closed
  • Tue 10-4
  • Wed 10-4
  • Thu 10-4
  • Fri bi-weekly 10-4
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Work and Education

Years of Experience: 5 years

Balanced Force Wellness, Founder, 2023 - Present
Onyx Counseling and Wellness, Therapist, 2022 - Present
Luminary Counseling, Associate, 2019 - 2020
Substance Use Addiction Treatment Center, Therapist , 2018 - 2019
Capital Area Counseling, Intern, 2018 - 2018
NSU Doctoral Program, Intern, 2015 - 2015
Food Addiction Treatment Center, Group Therapist/Intern/Administrative Coordinator, 2009 - 2011

Her BioRhythm, Master's Certificate in Women's Neuropsychophysiology, 2022
Rapid Resolution Therapy, Certified Rapid Resolution Therapy Practitioner, 2019
St. Edwards University, Master's in Mental Health Counseling, 2018
Nova Southeastern University, Undergraduate/Partial Doctoral Studies, 2010


Licensure

Florida: IMH21379

Texas: 82481


Languages

English


Therapy Groups

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