Kristi Skeem, LPC

Kristi Skeem is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Idaho with 15 years of counseling experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, low self-esteem, depression, relationship struggles, grief, and big life changes. She also lists codependency among her focus areas and supports people wrestling with caregiving stress, attachment questions, and issues around communication and control.

She holds a master’s degree in counseling and a doctorate in business administration with a focus on industrial/organizational psychology. Her background includes work in correctional settings, mental health and substance use agencies, and speaking to diverse audiences. This range informs how she talks about practical problems and everyday pressures.

In sessions she uses concrete, goal-oriented methods such as cognitive behavioral approaches and solution-focused work to address immediate problems. She also draws on client-centered and existential ideas to help people think through meaning, values, and identity. Motivational interviewing appears in her practice for readiness and behavior change conversations.

Kristi describes working with people who have made difficult choices and need steady weekly support to put life back together. She also supports leaders and high-pressure professionals managing transitions, and parents or caregivers carrying heavy workloads at home. She helps people who feel split between an online persona and their real-life self to clarify who they want to be.

Her style is pragmatic and direct. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, testing small changes, and building on strengths that remain. People who want clear, action-oriented work about boundaries, codependency patterns, or breaking cycles of avoidance may find this a practical fit.

How her approaches translate to online work