Kristi Skeem

Kristi Skeem is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of counseling experience. She holds a master’s degree in Counseling and additional academic credentials focused on organizational behavior. Kristi aims to help people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, and major life transitions.

She draws on direct experience across many settings, including work with correctional populations, mental health and substance use agencies, and leaders in high-profile roles. Kristi also has experience supporting people navigating parenting pressures, career shifts, grief, and relationship challenges. She mentions particular interest in issues tied to adoption and foster care, attachment, and caregiving stress.

Kristi uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a brief, practical way to address unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also incorporates client-centered and existential ideas when people are weighing life purpose, meaning, or big transitions. Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused techniques help with building momentum and small changes.

In sessions she works step-by-step, helping people name strengths and pick up the pieces after hard choices or crises. She describes a collaborative process that looks at thinking patterns, behavior, and how those affect daily life and relationships. Kristi also addresses concerns about online identity and struggles with pornography or other problematic sexual behaviors.

People who reach out can expect straightforward conversation, goal-focused work, and attention to practical next steps. She invites those unsure about direction to explore purpose, values, and realistic strategies for change.

How therapeutic approaches translate into online care

Kristi often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change small behaviors that get in the way of daily life. CBT is practical and can be used to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and address addictive patterns through structured work and homework tasks.

She also practices Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening, understanding each person’s perspective, and building a trusting working relationship. This approach helps when someone needs space to process feelings and find their own direction. Existential Therapy is another influence; it addresses questions about purpose, meaning, and life transitions that many people bring to counseling.

Kristi treats the choice of approach as a team effort. She talks with each person about goals and preferences and together they try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments are made over time based on what is helping.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online work can make scheduling easier, support shorter check-ins, and help therapy fit around work or caregiving demands. Many people find remote sessions let them stay consistent while managing busy days.