Kristen Udell, LMHC
About me
I am licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Iowa with 8 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!
Professional experience
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
License information
IA LMHC 00942
Reviews
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.
Kristen is a great listener with a calm energy and is always able to provide me with help over the phone and the resources I need outside of our sessions that help get me solutions and where I need to go
Written on Aug 07, 2026 after therapy with Kristen for 2 years on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, self esteem, and coaching
Kristen really listens to what is going on with me. She doesn’t come in with an agenda - she listens and the works with me to develop any action plans I might need to help me through different situations. She offers a lot of resources that have been helpful on many different topics. Best therapist I’ve had in many, many years / very grateful for her.
Written on Jul 28, 2026 after therapy with Kristen for 2 years and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, coping with life changes, and adhd
Kristen is amazing. She's great at helping guide me through tough times, helping me to unpack & deal with baggage associated with my past trauma, & helping me to understand my feelings & communicate them appropriately.
Written on Jul 01, 2026 after therapy with Kristen for 2 years and 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd
Kristen has literally changed my life for the better. I am centered and on the right path now. There was so much that I hadn't worked through from my past and she helped me without judgement and with compassion. She's a lifesaver and life changer.
Written on Jun 19, 2026 after therapy with Kristen for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coaching
Kristen is great! I highly recommend! She has helped me work through some very tough and sensitive issues.
Written on Mar 03, 2026 after therapy with Kristen for 1 year and 10 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, and coping with life changes
Kristen is such an impactful, positive, thoughtful therapist. She has a wonderful way of redirecting your thought process on a subject to focus on what you need to work on in a positive way without making you feel bad about the situation. She is funny and creative, extremely professional, and she has really makes a difference for me.
Written on Jan 06, 2026 after therapy with Kristen for 4 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues