Therapist profile
Dr. Kristina Thompson, LPC
Mississippi
Dr. Kristina Thompson, LPC - Stress and Relationship Concerns
Continue with KristinaWhere Kristina stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Mississippi / 2556
- NPI
- 1891000915
- Experience
- 13 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Mississippi
About
- Client-centered methods
- CBT techniques
- EMDR for trauma
About Kristina
Dr. Kristina Thompson is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Mississippi with 13 years of counseling experience. She works with adults who struggle with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and codependency. She also addresses issues like parenting strain, caregiver stress, eating and sleeping problems, and emotional regulation difficulties.
Her sessions are direct and conversational. She focuses on building rapport first and then helps people identify coping strategies that fit their daily life. She uses clear, practical tools rather than abstract advice. People leave sessions with specific steps to try between meetings.
Her methods include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, EMDR for trauma-related memories, motivational interviewing to support change, and narrative approaches to reframe difficult experiences. She chooses approaches based on what each person needs and what they want to work on. That means a session might include talking through patterns, practicing a new skill, or processing a painful memory.
Kristina emphasizes realistic coping skills for ordinary life. She talks with clients about setting boundaries, handling others' moods, and reducing people-pleasing. Sessions also address substance use, grief, and the fallout from past abuse.
People who take the step to start counseling are treated with direct feedback and guidance. She offers help planning next steps and keeping progress practical. The focus is on small, steady changes that make everyday life easier.
How sessions work
How her approaches map to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. It helps when someone needs a space to sort feelings and decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses short exercises and practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) aims to reduce the charge around traumatic memories by guiding attention while processing those memories; it is often used when people have trauma-related symptoms.Choosing the best approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, current struggles, and what feels manageable. That may mean trying a few approaches and adjusting over time based on what helps.
The original biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time from appointments. It also makes it simpler to continue work when life changes or when accessing local in-person care is difficult. Licensed professionals adapt exercises, EMDR protocols, and skill practice to work across formats so progress can continue even when meeting remotely.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Mississippi
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Will she help with people-pleasing and codependency?
Yes. Codependency and people-pleasing are listed among her focus areas and she helps clients work on those patterns.
What is her therapy style like?
She builds rapport first and keeps sessions direct and conversational. Expect practical steps and tools to use between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 13 years of counseling experience working in mental health settings and as a therapist.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - and practices in Mississippi.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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.