About Kristin
Dr. Kristin Good helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She works with concerns around relationships, identity and LGBT issues, addictions, grief, and self-esteem.
She also supports people coping with sleep and eating problems, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and career or parenting strain. Dr. Good speaks English and Spanish and is based in California.
Dr. Good practices in a client-centered way. That means sessions focus on the priorities the person brings.
How Kristin works
Together they set practical goals and learn skills to use after sessions end. She draws on a range of approaches, choosing techniques that fit each person’s needs. Her background spans 24 years as a California Psychologist, credentialed as CA Psychologist PSY20854.
Over that time she has helped people reduce emotional pain and rebuild a stronger sense of self. She frames problems as chances to change and grow rather than as fixed limitations. In sessions she listens closely and helps people understand their feelings and patterns.
The work often includes learning coping skills, improving communication, and developing self-compassion. People practice skills between sessions so progress carries into daily life. Dr.
Good also addresses complex issues such as attachment struggles, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and family of origin problems. She blends practical techniques with attention to deeper personal meaning, aiming to help people move from surviving to thriving.
Kristin lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Kristin works with
The areas below are the ones Kristin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | CA Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that guide online care
Client-centered therapy places the person’s goals and experience at the center of each session. The therapist follows the person’s lead, listens closely, and helps set practical objectives and steps to meet them. This approach is useful for stress, relationship concerns, identity issues, and building self-compassion.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with more effective patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating difficulties, and coping with life changes.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a method used to help process traumatic memories and reduce the intensity of distressing reminders. It can be helpful for people dealing with trauma or abuse and related symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and help decide which methods fit a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full session and visual connection, while phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited. Chat or text can serve for brief check-ins or skill practice between longer appointments. These options make it possible to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other life demands.
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