About Kristie
Kristie Pagel-Compagner is a licensed social worker with 25 years of clinical experience in Michigan. She uses a person-centered approach to help people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, and difficult life changes. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at practical steps people can use right away.
She blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior techniques. That means she listens closely, then helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and practice new skills.
How Kristie works
She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. Kristie focuses on mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and persistent depression, along with panic and anxiety problems. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and issues tied to family of origin.
Her practice includes attention to attachment wounds, guilt and shame, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Sessions often center on building communication skills, increasing emotional awareness, and managing intense feelings. Kristie works with concrete strategies for daily life alongside conversations that explore deeper patterns and meaning.
Over time clients learn to recognize triggers, practice new responses, and make changes that fit their values. People who choose Kristie can expect a steady, collaborative approach. She helps set clear goals and adapts methods to each person’s needs.
Her experience offers a mix of practical tools and reflective work to support recovery and growth.
Kristie lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Kristie works with
The areas below are the ones Kristie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approach-focused help online and how it can work
Kristie blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior techniques to shape online work. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and the client's own goals, helping people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thought patterns and behaviors, offering concrete strategies to reduce anxiety, panic, and depressive symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills useful for strong mood swings and intense emotions.Choosing an approach is collaborative. Kristie will talk with each person about what feels most helpful, try methods, and adjust based on results and preferences. That process makes it easier to combine short-term skill work with deeper exploration when needed.
Online sessions offer flexibility in how people connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video isn't possible, or live chat and text-based messaging for brief check-ins and ongoing support. These options let people fit therapy into work breaks, health limitations, or lower-bandwidth situations while still practicing skills and reviewing progress with a licensed professional.
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