About Kristi
Kristi Meade is a Licensed Professional Counselor who aims to make the first step feel easier for people seeking help. She writes in a straightforward way and focuses on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about worry, low mood, addiction concerns, or struggles with motivation and self-esteem.
She has six years of clinical experience and has worked extensively in a crisis stabilization unit for mental health and substance use.
Background and approach
That work shaped a practical approach to urgent problems and to managing strong emotions in the moment. In sessions she uses tools drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and make small changes that reduce distress. She also leans on acceptance and commitment strategies to clarify values and take manageable steps toward them.
Kristi favors a client-centered stance, so conversations are guided by what the person in therapy needs that week. She also draws on emotionally-focused and narrative ideas to help people repair connection and make sense of difficult events. She works with a wide range of concerns, including ADHD, grief, trauma, mood disorders, relationship struggles, sleeping problems, and substance use issues.
Her goal is to help clients build skills they can use between sessions and to support steady progress toward clearer goals.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Kristi often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and improve mood. CBT works well for worries, panic, low mood, insomnia, and many everyday problems.She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy to help people clarify values and accept difficult feelings while taking steps toward a meaningful life. That approach is useful for persistent stress, low motivation, and long-term conditions like mood disorders or ADHD. In addition, mindfulness techniques are used to build attention and reduce reactivity during stressful moments.
Finding the right mix of these approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then adjust techniques over time so they fit the person's life and pace.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversational work, phone can be a lower-bandwidth option, and messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and can help therapy fit around school, work, or caregiving demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Georgia, Arizona
- Languages
- English
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