About Kristine
Kristine Gustafson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 14 years of experience. She uses practical, person-focused methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma. Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and client-centered techniques.
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. She helps people notice what matters, test small changes, and build habits that fit their daily life.
How Kristine works
Kristine works with a wide range of issues including addiction, grief, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, career stress, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with attachment issues, chronic illness, body image, and the aftermath of natural or human-caused disaster. These focus areas shape practical strategies and short-term goals.
Her background includes supervising other counselors and guiding people through illness management and caregiver stress. That experience informs a steady, organized style that balances realistic plans with attention to values and meaning. Kristine pays close attention to what a person brings to each session and adjusts the pace accordingly.
People who choose her for counseling often want clear next steps rather than abstract theory. Kristine helps clients turn talks into actions by mapping small experiments, tracking progress, and reshaping unhelpful thinking. The work aims to relieve immediate distress while building skills for longer-term stability.
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What Kristine works with
The areas below are the ones Kristine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Using ACT, CBT, and Client-Centered Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and navigating life changes by shifting the focus from fighting feelings to building meaningful action.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is practical and skill-based, useful for managing anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and behavioral habits tied to addiction or eating issues.
Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the person’s own experience. The therapist listens deeply, reflects back what they hear, and supports the client in discovering their own solutions. This approach is useful for building self-esteem, working through grief, and improving emotion regulation.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Kristine will work together with clients to match methods to their goals, needs, and daily routines. That may mean combining techniques and adjusting plans as progress is tracked.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging let people check in between sessions or try a less formal way of communicating. These options provide flexibility and make it easier to keep consistent care while juggling work, caregiving, or medical appointments.
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