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- Warm interactive style
- Practical skills focus
- Daytime availability
About Kristi
Kristi Heritage is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri who helps people address stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship struggles, and parenting concerns. She also supports people facing career strain, compassion fatigue, and coping with major life changes. Kristi writes plainly and listens with respect so people can talk through tough moments and plan next steps.
Kristi brings six years of counseling experience to her work and uses a warm, interactive style. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps the client can try between meetings. She avoids stigmatizing labels and centers each conversation on the person in front of her.
Her approach blends client-centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and motivational interviewing to tackle unhelpful patterns and build new habits. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for people who have trauma-related symptoms. Mindfulness practices are offered when helpful for managing stress and grounding in difficult moments.
Kristi tailors the dialogue and treatment plan to each person’s needs. She encourages live sessions for focused work and will coordinate scheduling to accommodate daytime availability. Her response times for messages can vary, and she often replies between sessions when possible.
If someone is ready to take a step toward change, Kristi aims to offer steady support and practical tools. She helps clients identify priorities, try new strategies, and track progress so therapy feels useful and manageable.
Kristi brings six years of counseling experience to her work and uses a warm, interactive style. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps the client can try between meetings. She avoids stigmatizing labels and centers each conversation on the person in front of her.
Her approach blends client-centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and motivational interviewing to tackle unhelpful patterns and build new habits. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for people who have trauma-related symptoms. Mindfulness practices are offered when helpful for managing stress and grounding in difficult moments.
Kristi tailors the dialogue and treatment plan to each person’s needs. She encourages live sessions for focused work and will coordinate scheduling to accommodate daytime availability. Her response times for messages can vary, and she often replies between sessions when possible.
If someone is ready to take a step toward change, Kristi aims to offer steady support and practical tools. She helps clients identify priorities, try new strategies, and track progress so therapy feels useful and manageable.
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Approaches used in online sessions and what they do
Kristi uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person’s priorities lead the conversation. This approach helps people feel heard and guides the pacing of change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with clearer, more effective patterns when managing anxiety, depression, or stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest methods to try. That plan is adjusted over time based on what is helpful and what is not, so decisions are collaborative rather than fixed.
Session format details should be confirmed before booking. Kristi encourages live sessions for focused conversation and will coordinate scheduling around daytime availability. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can use a break at work or between errands for a session. Ask about current session options when you match so you know what formats are offered.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
6+ years
Credentials
Missouri
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kristi help with?
She supports people with trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, relationship and parenting issues, and related life changes.
How would you describe Kristi's therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive, with an emphasis on respect and sensitivity. Sessions focus on practical steps and collaborative problem solving.
What kind of experience does she have?
Kristi has six years of counseling experience working with a range of concerns, including trauma, crisis, substance use, and mood disorders.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Missouri.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kristi?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.