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- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About Kristie
LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) in California with 10 years of clinical experience. Kristie Preston helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship concerns, addiction-related issues, and questions about life purpose. She also supports people coping with grief, anger, ADHD challenges, career transitions, and compassion fatigue.
Kristie uses a practical, person-focused style. She begins by listening to what matters most and then works with each person to try methods that fit their goals. Her common methods include client-centered conversations, solution-focused steps, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness practices.
In sessions she helps people identify small, manageable changes. She uses questions and reflective listening to clarify priorities. She also introduces simple behavioral strategies and mindfulness exercises to reduce stress and improve focus.
Her background includes work with children, adolescents, and families earlier in her career, and more recently providing clinical consultation, mentoring, professional development, and coaching for clinical leaders. That mix of direct care and supervisory work shapes how she discusses goal-setting and problem solving.
Kristie frames therapy as collaborative work. She helps people test options, adjust tactics, and track what works. Practical tools and short-term strategies are combined with deeper conversation when needed, depending on the person's situation and preferences.
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How Kristie uses common approaches in remote work
Kristie often uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques. Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting to help a person name their priorities and feel understood. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and test small changes to reduce anxiety, depression, or stress.She also incorporates mindfulness practices to help with attention and stress regulation. Mindfulness in sessions includes simple breathing and attention exercises to build focus and reduce reactivity. These approaches are useful for coping with life changes, ADHD challenges, grief, and stress-related symptoms.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist and client review goals and preferences together, try methods, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process guides whether sessions lean more toward short-term solution steps or slower, more reflective work.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy life by avoiding travel and making it easier to schedule brief check-ins or regular appointments around work and family commitments.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she support?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting and relationship concerns, addictions, grief, anger, career questions, ADHD, and life purpose issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She practices a person-centered, solution-focused style that combines motivational interviewing, CBT techniques, and mindfulness. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience in clinical work, including earlier roles with children and families and recent work coaching and consulting with clinical leaders.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, based in California.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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