- Thoughts and habits
- Practical coping skills
- Empathic listening
About Kristina
Dr. Kristina Thompson is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Mississippi. She offers a calm, straightforward approach for people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, mood challenges, substance concerns, and relationship or parenting struggles. Her style is open, empathic, and nonjudgmental, and she focuses on helping clients build practical coping skills for everyday life.
With 13 years of counseling experience, Dr. Thompson blends several approaches to match each person's needs. She uses Client-Centered therapy to create a respectful, collaborative space. She employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also incorporates EMDR, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy when they fit the goals.
Sessions focus on clear goals and small, achievable steps. Conversations can include work on sleep, eating, self-esteem, attention and focus, or managing anger and cravings. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, attachment questions, autism, blended family challenges, caregiver strain, and body image concerns.
Dr. Thompson believes seeking help is a meaningful first step. She aims to offer encouragement, practical tools, and direction so clients can move forward. The work is collaborative - she and the client decide which approach makes the most sense.
If you want to try therapy, use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a session based on availability.
With 13 years of counseling experience, Dr. Thompson blends several approaches to match each person's needs. She uses Client-Centered therapy to create a respectful, collaborative space. She employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also incorporates EMDR, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy when they fit the goals.
Sessions focus on clear goals and small, achievable steps. Conversations can include work on sleep, eating, self-esteem, attention and focus, or managing anger and cravings. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, attachment questions, autism, blended family challenges, caregiver strain, and body image concerns.
Dr. Thompson believes seeking help is a meaningful first step. She aims to offer encouragement, practical tools, and direction so clients can move forward. The work is collaborative - she and the client decide which approach makes the most sense.
If you want to try therapy, use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a session based on availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingNarrative Therapy
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Mississippi
Languages
English
How her approaches guide online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's concerns in a respectful way so the client feels heard and understood. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, collaborative space to sort out thoughts and feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, habits, and feelings. CBT helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns and practice small behavior changes to improve mood, sleep, or attention. EMDR can be used to process memories and strong reactions linked to trauma, helping reduce the intensity of distressing memories when it fits the person's goals.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and match methods to the client's goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. That choice is collaborative and may change as progress is made.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use sessions during a work break or from a quieter space when that helps them engage. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, narrative work, and coaching-style check-ins to an online setting to support ongoing progress.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family challenges, grief, intimacy and self-esteem issues, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is open and nonjudgmental with an emphasis on building rapport. Sessions focus on practical coping skills and clear goals chosen together.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience as a counselor and has worked across many clinical settings over that time.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds an MS and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Mississippi.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.