About Kris
Kris Fant is a licensed professional counselor who practices in Oregon. She uses a collaborative, down-to-earth style to help people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Kris focuses on practical changes around health behaviors like sleep, exercise, and substance use to help people feel more steady day to day.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Gonzaga University and a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University.
Background and approach
For eight years she has worked in mental health settings including crisis stabilization and domestic violence advocacy. That background shaped a patient, practical approach to common struggles such as grief, trauma, bipolar mood shifts, and persistent pain. Kris draws from psychodynamic, attachment, Rogerian, and behavioral ideas to shape sessions.
She listens for strengths first, then helps people build on what already works. Sessions tend to be person-focused and goal-oriented but also allow room to understand how past experiences affect today. In therapy she helps people set small, doable steps around sleep, movement, substance-related habits, and relaxation.
She also supports work on self-esteem, anger, career questions, and coping after a loss or traumatic event. The focus is on clear, achievable changes rather than jargon-heavy plans. Kris practices as an LPC and as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their schedule and communication style.
Practical approaches for online therapy
Many of Kris's techniques come from behavioral approaches that focus on changing everyday habits. These methods break larger goals into small steps, such as improving sleep routines, building brief exercise habits, or reducing substance-related behaviors, so progress feels manageable. Behavioral work is useful for stress, sleep problems, addictions, persistent pain, and mood regulation.She also uses psychodynamic and attachment-informed ideas to look at how past relationships and early patterns shape current reactions. That work helps people understand recurring relationship problems, long-standing low self-esteem, or repeated emotional responses so they can make different choices in day-to-day life.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Kris will talk through what feels most useful, try options, and adjust plans based on what the person prefers and how they respond. The goal is a fit that matches the person’s needs and daily realities.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to give flexibility. Video allows a fuller live conversation, phone can be easier on bandwidth, live chat works for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing notes and short reflections between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Washington, Oregon
- Languages
- English