About Kristi
Kristi Lewis is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 14 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and addictions. Kristi aims to make sessions straightforward and practical so people can use what they learn in daily life.
She focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and painful memories. Sessions often include learning coping skills, improving communication, and setting small goals that add up.
Background and approach
Kristi also helps clients facing workplace stress, difficult life changes, and the fallout from relationship problems. Her work blends structured strategies with a compassionate approach. She draws on techniques that teach new ways of thinking and behaving, and on skills to tolerate distress when feelings run high.
The goal is to reduce symptoms and build routines that support steady progress. Kristi pays attention to issues that increase risk or isolation, such as codependency, substance use, and experiences of domestic violence. She also supports people who struggle with shame, impulsivity, or dissociation.
In each case she aims to create clear plans and practical steps for change. Clients can expect direct, empathetic sessions where the focus stays on what matters most to them. Kristi works collaboratively to set goals and track progress.
Her Florida LMHC credential indicates licensure as a mental health counselor in the state.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Kristi commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence, which can reduce anxiety and depression by changing patterns of thinking and behavior. DBT teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to help when feelings feel overwhelming or impulsive.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristi will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide whether to emphasize skill practice, short-term problem solving, or a mix of techniques and then adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for full sessions that mirror in-person meetings. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can work for brief check-ins, homework support, or when a shorter interaction fits a busy day. These options let people fit therapy around work, caregiving, and travel while continuing steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English