Works with
How Kristi works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kristi
Kristi Heritage, LPC, helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, anger, and related struggles. She brings six years of clinical experience and a practical focus to conversations about change. Her style is warm and interactive and aims to help people feel heard and understood.
Kristi uses straightforward, goal-focused work. Sessions combine client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns and try new behaviors. She also draws on dialectical behavior skills and EMDR-informed methods when trauma and intense emotions are central concerns.
Background and approach
People can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the therapist listens first and then suggests options. Kristi avoids stigmatizing labels and tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs. She encourages live sessions for focused time together but also uses messaging when schedules are tight.
Kristi’s background includes helping people with depression, bipolar symptoms, substance use concerns, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, and caregiving burdens. She has experience supporting those coping with chronic illness, grief, adoption and foster care issues, and major life transitions.
She offers flexible scheduling during daytime hours and adjusts to different formats, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Kristi works as a licensed professional counselor in Missouri and conducts sessions in English. Getting started involves a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
What Kristi works with
Everything Kristi lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kristi's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristi lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How approach and online sessions work together
Kristi commonly uses client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral techniques to guide online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding so the person feels respected and heard; it helps with motivation and making changes at a comfortable pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, depressive patterns, and unhelpful reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kristi will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and then recommend methods to try. That collaborative conversation guides whether to emphasize listening and support, skills practice, or trauma-focused work over time.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people read facial cues and use screen-shared worksheets, phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit a work break, chat is useful for focused check-ins, and messaging supports brief updates between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and different day-to-day needs.
Questions people ask about Kristi
What concerns does Kristi often address?
She supports people managing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anger, and related challenges like ADHD, addictions, and relationship or parenting strain.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive. She listens first, avoids stigmatizing labels, and works collaboratively to set goals and practical steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kristi has six years of experience as a clinician working with a range of concerns from mood issues to trauma and substance use.
What credentials and region should I know about?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Missouri.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Kristi offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.