Kristi Whitford, LCSW

Kristi Whitford is a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience helping people during intense life stress. She uses a warm, nonjudgmental style and listens carefully so clients can talk through what matters most to them.

She draws on client-centered methods to shape each session around the person's needs. Sessions often focus on managing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and stress. She also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, and struggles with addiction or self-esteem.

Kristi has worked with people facing medical and caregiving burdens, chronic illness and pain, adoption and foster care issues, and the ripple effects of divorce and family-of-origin problems. She attends to how those life events influence daily coping and decision making.

Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Motivational Interviewing alongside solution-focused ideas. That mix helps people clarify values, build motivation for change, and try small practical steps that fit their lives. Kristi aims to make therapy straightforward and useful.

Clients can expect a respectful, collaborative relationship where the therapist helps set goals and adjusts methods as needed. She encourages people to take manageable steps and recognizes that change often comes from consistent, simple actions.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people identify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It is often used for anxiety, depression, grief, and living with chronic illness. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and relies on empathy and listening to help someone feel heard and make sense of their next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals and preferences. That may mean blending ACT, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to fit how someone wants to move forward.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing appointments during work breaks or between errands. It also lets people have shorter check-ins when needed, or focus on practical problem solving from wherever they are located. Licensed professionals can adapt their tools for remote sessions and adjust pacing to match a client’s needs.