About Kristina
Dr. Kristina Thompson helps people facing a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi with 13 years of counseling experience.
Her tone is open and nonjudgmental, and she focuses on building rapport so clients feel heard. In sessions she listens first and then works with each person to find practical coping strategies.
Background and approach
She uses approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and to practice new behaviors. She also draws on EMDR for trauma-related work when appropriate. Her background includes supporting people with adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, codependency, and substance use concerns.
She also addresses body image, eating and sleeping problems, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder. Kristina describes her style as sympathetic, empathic, and direct. She aims to encourage and motivate clients while helping them develop positive coping mechanisms.
Sessions emphasize manageable steps rather than long lists of theory. People who choose her often want straightforward guidance and a collaborative plan. She helps clients identify goals, practice new skills, and track progress so change feels realistic and within reach.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects concerns, and helps people identify their own solutions. It is useful for building trust and exploring feelings related to stress, relationships, and self esteem.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then practicing new responses. Online CBT sessions often include short exercises, homework, and behavioral experiments that can be discussed over video or messaging. EMDR is used for trauma-related memories and involves guided eye movements or other bilateral stimulation while processing distressing experiences; when appropriate this can be adapted for remote sessions with careful planning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, symptoms, and comfort level. That choice can change as progress is made and new needs appear.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit brief conversations into a busy day or to send updates between sessions. These options aim to make consistent care easier to maintain.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English
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