About Kristi
Kristi Strickland is a licensed clinical social worker who offers steady, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and major life changes. She keeps sessions calm and direct so concerns can be named and next steps planned. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping people manage day-to-day challenges and feel more in control.
Kristi uses a mix of problem-solving and awareness-building techniques. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
She also uses Client-Centered ideas to make sure each person feels heard and respected in sessions. Her background includes clinical social work practice in Indiana and work with people who have ADHD, autism spectrum challenges, intellectual disabilities, and mood disorders. She has three years of post-qualification experience and holds the LCSW and CSW credentials.
Kristi can coordinate with other providers when that helps a person’s care plan. Sessions can focus on concrete skills such as emotion regulation, structure for parenting challenges, or steps to reduce compulsive behaviors. She often uses mindfulness and DBT-informed skills when stress and strong emotions are central concerns.
Kristi adapts strategies to match each person’s day-to-day life. Kristi offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She works in English and practices from Indiana.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their needs.
How these approaches translate to online sessions
Kristi uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions because it focuses on what matters most rather than only trying to stop uncomfortable feelings.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thought patterns that keep problems going and to try small behavior changes that bring relief. CBT is practical and works well for worries, compulsions, mood problems, and stress management.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristi collaborates with each person to decide which methods make sense for their goals and daily life. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan if something isn’t helping.
Online therapy with Kristi can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief sessions into a busy day and to use writing as a way to track progress. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to use alongside work, family, or school obligations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Colorado
- Languages
- English