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01About Kristi
Dr. Kristi Hottenstein is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Michigan. She brings 20 years of clinical experience and a background in higher education and counseling to her work.
She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that make daily life feel more manageable. She earned a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Toledo and a master’s degree in Counseling from the University of La Verne.
Background and approach
Her training and long experience shape a thoughtful approach to common struggles like anxiety and depression. She also supports people facing grief, trauma, relationship struggles, and issues around identity and addiction. In sessions she uses a mix of methods to match each person’s needs.
That can include cognitive techniques to shift unhelpful thinking, acceptance-based strategies to tolerate difficult emotions, and skills training for managing distress. She emphasizes self-awareness and taking responsibility for change in small, doable steps. Dr.
Hottenstein works collaboratively and tailors the pace to each person. She helps with practical concerns such as sleep, eating, work stress, parenting challenges, and career decisions. Her work also covers longer-term themes like attachment, abandonment, and body image.
Her style is straightforward and respectful. She aims to create a space where people can talk through what’s happening, learn new skills, and try different ways of handling life’s demands.
02Credentials
- LPC (Michigan)
- License 6401010570 · expires October 2028
- LPC (Texas)
- License 87144 · expires March 2028
- LPC (Arizona)
- License LPC-20541 · expires November 2027
- LPCC (California)
- License 11514 · expires May 2028
- LPC (New Jersey)
- License 37PC00845200 · expires November 2026
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701015510 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1225604028 · national provider identifier
Both are public records. A state board register will confirm a license and its standing, and the national registry will confirm an NPI. This directory copies what the counselor lists and checks neither.
03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kristi lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- 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
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Kristi names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Dr. Hottenstein uses approaches that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and building meaningful behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and taking actions that matter to them.Finding the right approach is a process. She collaborates with each person to pick or combine methods based on their goals and preferences. That makes it easier to try out techniques and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video works well for deeper conversation and skill practice, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing thoughts between sessions. These options help people fit counseling into busy days and different schedules.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, LGBT concerns, and many daily life struggles like sleep, eating, and career questions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is practical and collaborative. She mixes skill-based work with acceptance and self-awareness to help people try new ways of coping.
What is her background and experience?
She has 20 years of experience and holds a doctorate in higher education administration plus a master’s in Counseling, which guide her clinical and coaching work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LPC and as an LPCC and practices in Michigan.
Can sessions be done in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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