- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Family of origin issues
About Kristin
Kristin Lewis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Minnesota with 14 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, family issues, parenting concerns, and difficulties like low self-esteem and anger. Kristin also works with people coping with life changes, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and communication problems. She lists family of origin issues among her focus areas and helps clients think about how early family patterns continue to affect them now.
Kristin uses a client-centered stance, which means she listens first and adapts therapy to each person's needs. She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and develop different ways of responding. She also incorporates mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing techniques to support practical change.
In sessions she helps people notice repeated patterns coming from their family of origin, talk through relationship conflicts, and build clearer ways of communicating. Work often includes small experiments between sessions and concrete steps to manage stress or improve interactions. EMDR is listed among her approaches and may be used when processing disturbing memories or strong emotional reactions.
Her background blends conversational, skills-based work with approaches that target deeper emotional memories. Kristin aims to match methods to what a person needs rather than use one fixed method. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients; prospective clients should confirm current session formats before booking.
To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online therapy options. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How Kristin’s approaches translate to online work
Kristin commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding the client's perspective and adjusting the session pace and topics to what the person brings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors, helping people try small changes and notice what shifts.She also lists EMDR as one of her approaches. EMDR involves structured processing of disturbing memories or strong reactions and can be incorporated when it fits a client's goals and readiness.
Deciding which method to use is collaborative. Kristin will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then recommend approaches to try. Sessions can evolve over time as needs change.
The original biography did not specify session formats, so please confirm what online or in-person options are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Kristin’s mix of conversational work, CBT exercises, and memory-processing techniques can be adapted to work in an online setting depending on the chosen format.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, depression, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her approach?
She uses a client-centered approach and adapts evidence-based strategies to fit what each person needs in session.
How much experience does she have?
Kristin has 14 years of clinical experience as an LMFT in Minnesota.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) practicing in Minnesota.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography did not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to work together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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