Therapist profile
Kristi Smith, LPC
Oregon
Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Anxiety
Continue with KristiWhere Kristi stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Oregon / C4292
- NPI
- 1366713687
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Oregon
About
- stress and anxiety
- relationship patterns
- people-pleasing tendencies
About Kristi
Kristi Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oregon with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship tensions, family pressures, parenting strain, and low self-esteem. She also supports people facing codependency patterns, attachment concerns, and feelings of emptiness.
Kristi frames clients as the experts on their own stories and looks for existing strengths to build on. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps rather than vague advice. Conversations aim to identify patterns that lead to people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or getting lost in others' problems.
Her approach centers on making small, doable changes. She helps people notice how past family relationships affect current choices. She works with issues like blended family tension, communication problems, infidelity, and separation in straightforward terms.
Kristi also addresses life events that change roles and identity, such as cancer or divorce. She helps people manage seasonal low mood, isolation, guilt, and shame with concrete strategies. Parenting concerns are handled in individually focused sessions that consider family of origin influences.
Practical steps in sessions can include setting boundaries, practicing clearer communication, and rebuilding self-respect. To get started she asks people to reflect on what they want to change and what small first step feels possible.
How sessions work
How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions
Kristi works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address relationship and anxiety concerns. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful patterns learned from early family relationships and practicing new ways of responding. This helps with people-pleasing, boundary setting, and communication problems. Another helpful technique targets automatic thoughts and anxious reactions. It teaches simple skills to notice and challenge those thoughts, and to test new behaviors in everyday life. This approach is useful for stress, low mood, and seasonal dips in energy. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristi will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and preferences. Together they set small steps and track what helps most over time. Confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as shorter check-ins during a break or avoiding travel time. It also allows people to practice communication and boundary skills in real-world situations between meetings, which can speed up learning and make progress more applicable to daily life.Areas of focus
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Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship tensions, family and parenting concerns, and low self-esteem. Additional focus areas include codependency, attachment issues, and feelings of emptiness.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Conversations emphasize noticing patterns and building on existing strengths.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of relationship and emotional concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Oregon and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm the current session options before booking to know whether sessions are in person, by phone, or by video.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the selected subscription and location.
What do I need to do to begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin the process.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.