Kristine Edstrom

Kristine Edstrom is a licensed professional clinical counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, and related concerns. She frames therapy as a supportive space where clients can say what they feel and begin making steady changes. Kristine emphasizes practical steps and steady support rather than quick fixes. With nine years of experience, Kristine blends several approaches to match each person's needs. She uses client-centered methods to listen closely and make sure sessions reflect what matters to the person in front of her. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness practices are used to build emotion regulation and coping skills. Kristine describes therapy as a team effort. She encourages small experiments between sessions, clear goals, and regular check-ins on progress. Sessions focus on skills people can try in daily life and on understanding patterns that keep problems going. She works from Minnesota and holds the credential LPCC, which stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Sessions are conducted in English. Kristine does not accept international clients. To get started, visitors follow the site’s Start Therapy steps and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling is done according to the therapist’s availability and the subscription model in use, which may be canceled at any time.

Approaches that guide online work

Kristine commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside a client-centered stance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people try different behaviors to change difficult patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and practical skills for managing strong emotions. She approaches treatment collaboratively and expects to shape the plan with each person. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, test out approaches, and adjust methods based on what is helpful. Finding the right mix of skills and talk therapy is viewed as a shared process rather than a one-size-fits-all solution. Confirm the current online session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Generally, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing sessions during a lunch break or between errands. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed, and it supports using mindfulness and DBT skills in day-to-day routines without requiring a visit to an office.