- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-Centered approach
- Solution-Focused work
About Kristi
Kristi Skeem is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with 15 years of counseling experience based in Idaho. She combines practical counseling with real-world experience to help people manage anxiety, stress, addiction, grief, relationship strain, career transitions, and other life changes.
She has a background in human services management, a master’s degree in counseling, and a doctorate in business administration with an industrial/organizational psychology focus. Over the years she has worked in correctional settings, mental health and substance use agencies, and with professionals in high-pressure roles.
Her work often centers on identifying strengths and rebuilding life after hard choices or setbacks. Sessions focus on concrete steps clients can take to reduce unhelpful thinking, change behaviors, and rebuild relationships. She also addresses issues tied to adoption and foster care, attachment and parenting stresses, codependency, and forgiveness concerns.
Kristi uses cognitive behavioral techniques for brief, goal-focused work. She also draws on client-centered and existential ideas when people are wrestling with meaning, identity, or the clash between online and real-life selves. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies are used to support change and short-term goals.
Her approach is direct and practical. Clients can expect straightforward conversations about what is happening now, what patterns keep repeating, and what specific steps to try next. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
How her approaches translate to online work
Kristi uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in ways that lend themselves to focused online work. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and breaks those links into steps you can practice between sessions. Client-centered methods prioritize listening and reflecting so clients can name what matters and make decisions that fit their values.She also uses solution-focused and motivational interviewing techniques to set short-term goals and build momentum. Those approaches are practical and action oriented, helping with behavior change, motivation to reduce substance use, or planning next steps in a career or relationship.
Finding the right approach is part of the process; she will work with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and may shift as therapy proceeds.
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm the available online session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into study, work, or travel schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time spent commuting so therapy fits around daily life.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Idaho
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, career transitions, and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and goal-focused. She uses cognitive behavioral methods alongside client-centered and solution-focused tools to address immediate problems and decisions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of counseling experience across correctional settings, mental health and substance use agencies, and work with high-pressure professionals.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Idaho and holds advanced degrees including a master’s in counseling and a doctorate in business administration.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
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