Kristin spiegel, lcpc

Kristin Spiegel is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who works primarily with children, adolescents, and families. She earned her Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Eastern Illinois University and has experience providing individual, group, and family therapy in community mental health and residential settings. She has also completed clinical assessments for families involved in the child welfare system and continues to use trauma-informed approaches in her clinical work.

Kristin is especially effective with younger children and is known for her playful, engaging, and highly relational style. She has a natural ability to connect with children at their level, which helps them feel comfortable, understood, and more willing to participate in treatment. This approach is particularly helpful with children who are emotionally dysregulated, behaviorally disorganized, impulsive, oppositional, or difficult to engage through more traditional talk-based approaches.

Over the course of her work, Kristin has helped children, adolescents, and families address a wide range of concerns, including childhood trauma, emotional dysregulation, behavioral dysregulation, anxiety, depression, anger, adjustment difficulties, attachment-related concerns, communication problems, interpersonal difficulties, and family stress.

Kristin works especially well with children who need an active, flexible, and developmentally appropriate approach to therapy. Rather than expecting the child to fit the treatment style, she adapts her approach to fit the child. She uses play, connection, creativity, and strong therapeutic rapport to help children build trust, improve behavior, strengthen emotional regulation, and make meaningful progress over time. She also works actively with parents and, when appropriate, with schools or other systems involved in the child’s care so that treatment is practical, coordinated, and more effective across settings.