Kristi Whitford

Kristi Whitford is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience helping people through hard times. She brings a warm, nonjudgmental presence and listens carefully to understand what a person is facing. Her style is easy to talk with, and she focuses on tailoring care to each person’s needs.

Kristi helps people handle stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and issues with self-esteem. She also supports concerns around addiction, intimacy and relationship struggles, parenting challenges, and adjustment after major life changes. Additional areas she works with include adoption and foster care, caregiver strain, chronic illness and pain, and family of origin problems.

Her approach centers on the person rather than a fixed agenda. She uses client-centered techniques to follow what matters most to each person. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is weighing big changes or wants extra support to reach goals.

Kristi also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters and take steps toward those values, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set practical, achievable goals. Sessions aim to be straightforward and geared to everyday life, not academic language.

Kristi has worked with individuals in crisis and with special needs populations across a variety of situations. She practices in Florida and conducts sessions in English. To begin, people complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.

Approach-driven online work and what it looks like

Kristi uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people identify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She also practices Client-Centered Therapy, focusing on listening, empathy, and following each person's pace so conversations stay relevant and clear.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Kristi will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different ways of working. Together they decide which methods to try and can adjust as needed over time.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, avoid travel time, and arrange appointments from different locations. They also allow shorter check-ins when needed and let people choose what works best for scheduling and comfort. Licensed professionals can use these options to help people make steady, practical progress toward their goals.