- ACT and CBT
- Emotion work with EFT
- Guilt and shame focus
About Kristy
Kristy Zufelt is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in Utah with 14 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, and major life changes. Kristy also helps with issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, communication problems, and guilt and shame.
She frames clients as the experts in their own stories. Sessions tend to focus on practical steps and honest conversation. Kristy looks for strengths you already have and builds from there rather than starting over.
Her approach draws on methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. That means sessions can include noticing thoughts and feelings, trying different behaviors, and working on how emotions affect important relationships.
Kristy has substantial experience supporting people who struggle with addiction, impulsivity, panic, mood concerns, and relationship strains after separation or blended family adjustments. She also offers support around forgiveness and the weight of guilt or shame that follows past actions or choices.
Practical tools and short-term skills often appear alongside deeper conversations. Kristy encourages clear communication, experiments to test new ways of coping, and attention to patterns that keep problems repeating. If you want to start, she asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Kristy uses ACT, CBT and EFT in remote sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and identifying what matters so you can act toward those values. It can help when guilt or shame feel overwhelming and you want clearer direction.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It offers concrete skills to test unhelpful thoughts, reduce panic or anxiety symptoms, and change patterns that keep problems repeating.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) attends to the emotional experience within important relationships and in how you respond to strong feelings. It can be useful when guilt and shame affect how you connect or communicate with others.
Finding the best approach is something Kristy treats as a collaborative task. She will help you decide whether to focus on skills work, emotional processing, or a mix, based on your goals and preferences. That decision can shift over time as your needs change.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, since the profile does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove the need to travel. Kristy uses these practical benefits to help sessions fit into everyday life rather than to promise any particular outcome.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as guilt and shame.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She uses practical methods from ACT, CBT, and EFT to notice thoughts and feelings, try new behaviors, and address emotional patterns that keep guilt or shame active.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kristy has 14 years of professional experience working with the concerns listed in her profile.
What credential and location should I know about?
She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) licensed in Utah.
Can sessions be held in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not specify which formats are used.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.