- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Kristie
Kristie Preston is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California who helps people navigate parenting concerns and related stresses. She brings a calm, practical approach to common challenges like anxiety, depression, grief, and low self-esteem. Kristie focuses on clear goals and skills parents can use right away.
She draws on approaches including client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. She listens first, then helps identify small changes that make daily life more manageable.
Background and approach
Kristie has about 10 years of clinical experience working across family and individual concerns. Her background includes supporting clinicians with consultation, mentoring, and professional development as well as direct client work. That mix informs a collaborative, coaching-oriented style that suits people seeking practical tools.
In sessions she often combines thought-focused exercises with gentle problem solving and mindfulness practices. Parents can expect concrete strategies for managing stress, anger, and behavior challenges, along with support for life changes and career decisions. The work is paced to fit each person’s needs and rhythms.
Kristie aims to help clients clarify values and build routines that support family life and personal goals. She encourages small, sustainable steps that add up over time and helps track progress along the way.
What Kristie works with
Everything Kristie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kristie helps people with.
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Life purpose
Approaches Kristie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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.
Therapeutic approaches for online parenting support
Kristie often uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping people find their own solutions; it is useful when a parent needs someone to hear their concerns and reflect options. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills to shift worries, mood, or unhelpful reactions; it helps with anxiety, anger, and daily parenting stress.Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens together. Kristie will talk with each person about goals and try methods that match their needs and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so the work stays practical and relevant to family life and personal aims.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy schedules. Video calls let you use visual cues for more in-depth work, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat is handy for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people access consistent care without long commutes and with flexible timing.
Questions people ask about Kristie
What kinds of concerns does Kristie address?
She supports people facing parenting challenges and related issues like anxiety, depression, stress, grief, addictions, anger, self-esteem, relationship concerns, career questions, and ADHD.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, combining client-centered listening with solution-focused steps. Sessions emphasize practical skills and small changes you can try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She holds a California LMFT credential and has around 10 years of clinical experience, including work providing consultation, mentoring, and coaching for clinical leaders as well as direct client care.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California and practices with that credential in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Kristie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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