Kristi Heritage is a licensed professional counselor in Missouri with six years of clinical experience.
01About Kristi
Kristi Heritage is a licensed professional counselor in Missouri with six years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and career questions. Her tone is warm and direct and she aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable.
Kristi uses a conversational, interactive style in sessions. She treats people with respect and avoids stigmatizing labels.
Background and approach
Conversations are tailored to each person so practical goals are clear and achievable. She encourages a live session for focused work, using video, phone, or chat as needed. Her approach blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral strategies and motivational interviewing.
She also draws on dialectical behavior ideas and mindfulness techniques to help people manage emotions and improve coping. For people processing traumatic memories, she has experience using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, as one option. Sessions typically focus on real-life skills such as emotion regulation, communication, relapse prevention, and planning small steps forward.
Kristi adapts pacing and techniques to fit what a person needs most in the moment. She responds to messages between sessions when possible to support continuity of care. People who choose to work with her can expect collaborative planning and straightforward talk about progress.
She invites those ready to take a step toward change to begin with a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session that fits their daytime availability.
02Credentials
- LPC (Missouri)
- License 2017044081 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1992211163 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kristi lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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
Methods Kristi names
- 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
These are the methods Kristi names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Kristi uses client-centered therapy to follow what matters most to a person, building sessions around their goals and concerns. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes practical next steps for everyday life.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with change because it gives clear skills to practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristi will discuss goals and preferences and suggest options such as CBT, mindfulness strategies, or EMDR when trauma processing is needed. She works with each person to adjust pace and methods as progress unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit busy lives. Video lets people work face-to-face for skills practice and EMDR work when appropriate. Phone sessions can be a lighter option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging support quick touchpoints and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options aim to make therapy flexible and easier to fit into a daytime schedule.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Kristi address?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career questions, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions focus on respectful, nonjudgmental conversation and practical steps forward.
What is her background and experience?
Kristi is a licensed professional counselor with six years of experience working with trauma, crisis, substance use, and a wide range of other concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an LPC credential in Missouri and provides services from that location.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Kristi offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to meet different scheduling needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with 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 then schedule a session according to the therapist's daytime availability.
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