About Kristine
Kristine Donaldson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with 14 years of clinical experience. She focuses on common concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and compassion fatigue. Her approach centers on building a trusting working relationship that feels safe and practical for each person.
Kristine listens first to understand what matters to each client. She then works together with them to choose tools that fit their life and goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented, with room for compassion and real-world problem solving. Her clinical work uses methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and mindfulness practices. These approaches can help with symptoms of anxiety, panic, obsessive thoughts, and the fallout from trauma or long-term stress.
Kristine supports people facing workplace strain, relationship stress, parenting pressures, and life transitions. She also helps with issues like addiction, smoking or vaping cessation, and struggles around self-esteem and purpose. Practical strategies and skills are woven into sessions to help clients manage day-to-day demands.
Therapy is offered in formats that suit different needs, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Kristine works in English and practices under her Illinois LCSW credential.
Online approaches that help with anxiety and stress
Kristine uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that help during intense stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used to look at patterns in close relationships and to build clearer emotional connection and communication.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their situation, goals, and preferences, then try methods that make sense for them. Adjustments are made along the way so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different lifestyles. Video works well for deeper conversations and exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text is useful for brief check-ins or when someone prefers written contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and to use the tools learned between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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