- Guilt and shame support
- Sleep and stress help
- Chronic illness focus
About Kristi
Kristi Kangas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing with 20 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, and attention difficulties. Kristi also notes experience with guilt and shame alongside issues like chronic illness, isolation, and life purpose concerns.
She focuses on practical, talk-based work that helps people name what is happening and make small changes that add up. Sessions tend to include problem-solving, clearer communication skills, and steps to manage day-to-day symptoms. Kristi uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and helps people break down difficult feelings into manageable pieces.
Her background includes long-term clinical experience with mood disorders, panic and phobia-related anxiety, obsessive and compulsive patterns, and the effects of aging and chronic pain. She has worked with people confronting control issues, impulsivity, and the strain of strained social connections. This experience informs how she plans sessions and recommends coping strategies.
Kristi values collaborative work. She and the client set goals together and review progress along the way. That might mean trying short behavioral experiments between sessions, adjusting coping tools, or shifting how someone talks to themselves about mistakes and regrets.
She practices from Nevada and holds LCSW credentials in California and Nevada. Sessions are conducted in English. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and logistics through the site tools.
How evidence-based approaches are used in online sessions
Kristi bases her work on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people change patterns of thinking and behavior. Cognitive approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing alternatives through simple experiments, which can reduce anxiety and interrupt shame-driven thinking.Behavioral strategies look at what people do day to day and add small, doable changes. These steps can improve sleep, decrease avoidance, and build a clearer routine when symptoms like panic or low mood make life feel scattered. Techniques that target anxiety and compulsive behaviors aim to help people tolerate discomfort while practicing different responses.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristi collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking what helps, adjusting tools, and agreeing on homework between sessions when useful.
The original profile does not specify session formats, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule work around life, save travel time, and allow shorter check-in appointments when that fits a busy day. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and pacing to work well in remote sessions, helping people practice skills in their everyday context.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
California, Nevada
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD-related challenges. Additional focus areas include guilt and shame, chronic pain or illness, isolation, and life-purpose questions.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people name and examine those feelings. Work typically includes practical steps to shift unhelpful thinking and small behavioral changes to test new ways of coping.
What experience does she bring to this work?
Kristi has 20 years of clinical experience working with mood and anxiety concerns, panic, OCD patterns, and the challenges of chronic illness and aging. That history shapes how she plans sessions and suggests strategies.
Which credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with credentials in California and Nevada and practices from Nevada.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking using the site tools.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.