- Client-centered care
- Stress and anxiety
- LGBT support
About Kristina
Kristina "Kris" Yates is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on work and wellbeing concerns such as stress and anxiety, and also supports people facing trauma, LGBTQ-related matters, and major life changes. Kris believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths that can help them move forward. She offers steady support while people take the first steps toward a more satisfying life.
Kris uses a client-centered approach that keeps the person and their goals at the center of sessions. That means the conversation follows what matters most to the client and builds on their existing resources. In practice this looks like listening closely, asking clarifying questions, and helping people trial small changes that feel manageable.
Her work includes helping with issues such as attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and communication difficulties. She also addresses challenging feelings like guilt, shame, isolation, and grief after separation or divorce. Kris pays attention to multicultural concerns and supports people facing financial stress tied to mood or functioning.
People often come for help with compassion fatigue and burnout from demanding roles, or for post-traumatic stress and its everyday impacts. Sessions focus on concrete steps and coping strategies that fit into daily life. Kris aims to make therapy a straightforward process that respects each person's pace.
To begin, she asks people to reflect on what they want to change and to set small, achievable goals. Her style is practical, empathetic, and grounded in the client’s own experience.
How client-centered care works online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person in front of the therapist. Sessions aim to follow the client's priorities, reflect understanding, and help people notice their own strengths. This approach is commonly used for stress, anxiety, trauma recovery, and challenges tied to identity or life transitions.Because the method emphasizes the client's perspective, the therapist and client work together to choose techniques that feel useful. Kris will collaborate with each person to determine goals and adjust the way sessions run so they match needs and preferences. Finding the right approach is treated as a shared process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session choices before booking. Many people find online therapy helps fit care into busy days, makes scheduling easier around work, and allows shorter check-ins when time is limited. Others appreciate not needing extra travel time or being able to meet from a familiar environment. Licensed professionals can adapt client-centered methods to these practical needs so therapy fits into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kris commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, LGBTQ-related issues, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, and post-traumatic stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She practices client-centered therapy, which centers sessions on the person's goals and perspective. Conversations aim to build on strengths and try practical steps that fit the client's life.
How much experience does she have?
Kris has 20 years of professional work experience supporting people across a range of concerns. That experience informs a calm, practical approach to therapy.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kris?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.