Kristin Puleo, LMHC
New York · 14 years in practice
Kristin Puleo is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing anxiety, low mood, relationship strain, and life transitions.
License and registration
- LMHC, New York
- 008692 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1346687829 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Kristin
Kristin Puleo is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing anxiety, low mood, relationship strain, and life transitions. She writes plainly and listens closely to what matters to each person. Her style mixes practical steps with honest conversation to help clients move forward.
Many people come to her feeling stuck or overwhelmed. Kristin works to identify what blocks progress and then creates a clear plan to address those obstacles.
Background and approach
She uses humor when it feels right to make hard topics easier to talk about. Her approach blends reflective talk with tools to manage thoughts and emotions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based ideas to reduce worry and increase effective action.
Attachment-focused work is used when relationship patterns are getting in the way. Kristin offers straightforward feedback and collaborative planning. Sessions focus on locating sources of distress, practicing new responses, and tracking small changes that add up.
She can also support people dealing with trauma recovery, grief, addiction concerns, ADHD-related challenges, and identity issues. With 14 years of experience and a New York LMHC credential - licensed mental health counselor - Kristin aims to help clients set realistic goals and follow through. She accepts sessions in English and works with people both in New York and internationally.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kristin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristin names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Existential work helps people name what matters to them and face difficult questions about purpose, choice, and meaning; it can be useful for those feeling stuck during life transitions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical ways to accept hard emotions while taking steps toward valued goals, which often helps with anxiety and motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns show up now and guides steps to change how someone connects with others.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods together. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress is tracked.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is useful for deeper conversational work, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging can work for brief check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options offer flexibility so therapy can continue across changing schedules and locations.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Kristin address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, ADHD, self-esteem, intimacy, eating and sleep issues, parenting strain, career stress, and related concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and conversational. She combines direct feedback with tools from several approaches to help clients make steady progress.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds a New York LMHC - licensed mental health counselor - and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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