Kristin Puleo, LMHC

Kristin Puleo is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and trauma. She works with adults dealing with relationship trouble, self-esteem struggles, mood shifts, and life transitions. Kristin is direct and approachable, and she uses a warm, down-to-earth style to make hard conversations feel manageable.

Her work focuses on finding the things that get in the way of daily life. Kristin helps people identify sources of discomfort, set clear goals, and take steps to meet those goals. She often uses light humor to ease tension and keep sessions engaging.

With 14 years of experience, Kristin draws on several practical therapeutic methods. She combines acceptance-oriented strategies, attachment-informed perspectives, and evidence-based skills to help people manage intense emotions and change unhelpful patterns. Sessions aim to turn insights into concrete action.

Kristin pays attention to how past wounds affect present relationships and daily functioning. She supports people coping with trauma, addiction issues, ADHD-related struggles, eating and sleeping concerns, and caregiver or first responder stress. Her approach is collaborative - she helps clients try options and adjust plans as needed.

To begin, Kristin asks people to reflect on what they want to change and to commit to doing the work. She looks for practical steps clients can take between sessions to build momentum and sustain progress.

How Kristin’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small, committed actions to move life in a chosen direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connection patterns and helps people build healthier ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Kristin treats therapy as a collaboration and will help you decide which methods to try based on your goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts plans over time so the work fits your pace and priorities.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce commute time so clients can use therapy during a lunch break or between responsibilities. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work to remote sessions by assigning simple between-session tasks and practicing skills together during meetings.