Kristi Lewis

Kristi Lewis is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 14 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping adults who are coping with depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, grief, and stress. Kristi takes a direct, compassionate approach aimed at practical change and emotional relief.

She helps people navigate major life changes and difficult transitions, including separation and divorce. Sessions often focus on managing intense feelings, rebuilding routines, and making concrete choices that support wellbeing. Kristi emphasizes small, realistic steps that add up over time.

Her work includes support for workplace stress and challenges with communication. She also helps people struggling with codependency, substance use, impulsivity, and issues tied to trauma. The goal is to reduce immediate distress and build skills for longer-term stability.

Kristi uses methods drawn from cognitive-behavioral and dialectical approaches, along with motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques. That means sessions mix practical skills training with moments of reflection and goal-setting. She tailors the mix to what each person needs in the moment.

Clients can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space for honest conversation. Kristi works to strengthen coping strategies, improve communication, and support clearer decision-making. To begin, people select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

Approaches that guide online counseling

Kristi uses cognitive-behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and change behaviors that keep them stuck. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching clear techniques and short exercises to practice between sessions.

She also draws from dialectical behavior therapy, which focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. DBT-style skills can help when feelings are intense or when communication has become reactive.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kristi works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She may emphasize skill practice, problem-solving, or motivational strategies depending on what will help most in a given season of life.

If you are considering online therapy, check the session format options before booking so you know what is offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Talk with Kristi during the matching process about how you want to work and which methods feel most useful.