Kristie Preston

Kristie Preston is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD concerns, career questions, and changes in life direction. She also offers coaching around life purpose and professional development.

Kristie brings ten years of clinical experience to her work. Her style is straightforward and person-focused. She listens first, then helps people build practical steps they can try between sessions. She uses clear tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and motivational interviewing to support progress.

Her sessions often draw on mindfulness practices to help calm the mind and increase present-moment awareness. She pairs that with solution-focused techniques so people can identify small, actionable changes. The combination aims to turn insight into real change in everyday life.

Kristie has experience mentoring clinical leaders and providing consultation and coaching to professionals. That background informs her practical approach to goals, accountability, and skill-building. She tailors interventions to each person’s needs rather than using a single method for everyone.

Kristie works in English and practices in California as an LMFT. To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule based on therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How Kristie blends approaches for online work

Kristie uses mindfulness-based practices to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them. These simple exercises can reduce reactivity and make it easier to try new behaviors in daily life.

She also draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s perspective and goals. Sessions focus on listening, reflecting, and helping people name what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used alongside those approaches to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavior experiments that can ease anxiety and depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kristie will collaborate with each person to choose which tools to use based on symptoms, goals, and personal preferences. That means trying options and adjusting as needed rather than committing to a single plan up front.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people attend from a different location when schedules demand. Licensed professionals can still offer active, skills-focused work through virtual meetings, making steady progress on stress, mood, relationships, and life transitions.