Kristi Lindley

Kristi Lindley is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 26 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She supports those facing relationship and family concerns, struggles with eating and addictions, and people coping with depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and adjustment to major endings. Kristi aims to make the first step toward help feel doable and safe.

Her approach is warm and interactive. She listens without judgment and helps people speak openly about hard feelings. Sessions focus on practical skills people can use between meetings as well as honest conversation during them.

Kristi blends several ways of working to fit each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Client-centered work keeps the conversation focused on the person’s values and choices. Solution-focused ideas help set small goals and track progress.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help people tolerate difficult emotions and reconnect with what matters most. The overall plan is tailored to each person, not a fixed script. Kristi emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and a nonjudgmental stance throughout the process.

Many people meet with her when facing major life transitions, loss, or end-of-life decisions and supports related grief and practical coping. She invites people to take their time and come as they are, and she works to help them feel understood and empowered to make changes.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, commonly called ACT, helps people identify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while accepting uncomfortable feelings. It often helps with grief, anxiety, and big life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying different actions to change mood and behavior; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that get in the way of daily life. Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person’s own goals and choices, offering an accepting space where the therapist follows the client's lead and reflects what matters most.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Kristi will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and recommend techniques from these approaches that fit. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and adjust them over time as progress is made.

The original biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when helpful. It also lets people work with licensed professionals who can offer structured exercises, mindfulness practices, and goal-focused plans that carry into daily routines.