About Kristie
Kristie Preston is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people manage anxiety, stress, and life changes. She also supports concerns such as self-esteem, parenting strain, grief, career questions, and addictions. Her style is collaborative and straightforward, aimed at practical steps anyone can use day to day.
She has ten years of clinical experience and has worked across settings with individuals and in roles mentoring other clinicians.
Background and approach
That background informs a balanced approach that mixes listening with action. Sessions focus on clear goals and small experiments clients can try between meetings. Kristie combines client-centered work with solution-focused planning.
She brings in cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change. In sessions she listens first, then helps set simple, measurable goals.
She prefers short, doable strategies that build momentum. Mindfulness exercises are used to reduce reactivity and improve stress management when those tools fit. People who choose her often want practical coaching alongside therapy.
She helps people find direction and purpose while addressing emotional obstacles. Her aim is to leave clients with skills that fit real life and feel usable on a busy day.
Approaches you can use online
Kristie draws on client-centered therapy to create a listening, nonjudgmental space where clients set the agenda and move at their own pace. This approach is helpful for people who want their concerns heard and then want to build on their own strengths.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, stress, and depression because it breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches skills that can be practiced between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristie works with clients to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day routines. She checks in and adjusts the plan as progress is made so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video visits are good for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text messaging offer brief, focused support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, and other life demands while using the same therapeutic approaches as in-person care.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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