Kristina Hoeksema

Kristina Hoeksema, LMSW, works with people who are facing grief, stress, anxiety, and life changes. She aims to meet clients where they are and help them find practical steps forward. Her style centers on listening, building on strengths, and supporting each person's goals.

Kristina treats grief, including end-of-life and hospice-related concerns, alongside trauma, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also helps with self-esteem, motivation, relationship and intimacy questions, and parenting concerns. She frames hard moments as problems to be worked through together rather than fixed labels.

With five years of professional experience, Kristina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. She focuses on simple, usable strategies you can try between meetings. Conversations typically identify what matters most and small actions that move someone toward their goals.

Kristina emphasizes collaboration. She assumes people know their own stories best and offers tools to build on existing strengths. Progress can be steady and practical, with the therapist and client checking what works and adjusting plans when needed.

Kristina is licensed in Michigan as an LMSW, and she speaks English. For people navigating illness, caregiving strain, adoption or family-of-origin concerns, she brings a patient, steady approach aimed at reducing overwhelm and increasing coping skills.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Kristina draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical coping skills and paced emotional work. One common approach she uses emphasizes building concrete strategies for managing anxiety and stress, such as breathing, grounding, and stepwise problem solving. This helps when everyday overwhelm or panic interferes with routines.

Another approach centers on grief and loss work, helping people name feelings, honor what matters, and find manageable ways to remember or say goodbye. That approach can be useful for hospice and end-of-life concerns, caregiver stress, and cancer-related loss.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Kristina will ask about your goals, life demands, and what has or hasn’t helped before suggesting methods. Decisions about focus and pacing are collaborative and revisited as progress is made.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time so meetings are easier to keep. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it simpler to check in between appointments and try tools in everyday settings without rearranging your whole schedule.