Kristine Gustafson, LPC

Kristine Gustafson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 14 years of experience. She offers a calm, down-to-earth approach and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Conversations are meant to be straightforward and respectful of each person's goals. Kristine draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and client-centered work. Sessions often include skill-building, values clarification, and small experiments to try between meetings. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and the daily effects of chronic illness or caregiving responsibilities. She also supports those facing relationship strain, grief, addiction concerns, body image and eating issues, sleep difficulties, and challenges related to attention and mood conditions. Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric concerns, attachment and abandonment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, and caregiver stress. Kristine pays attention to how life changes and health problems affect everyday functioning. Kristine aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can speak openly and learn new ways to cope. Her style balances practical tools with reflective work about values and meaning. Over time she helps people notice small shifts that add up to better day-to-day functioning and clearer choices. People who prefer collaborative, skills-focused therapy often find this approach useful. The emphasis is on steady progress rather than quick fixes, and on matching techniques to each person’s needs and pace.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Kristine commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques and integrates mindfulness into sessions. ACT helps people clarify what matters most to them and take action consistent with those values even while difficult thoughts continue. Cognitive behavioral work focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior and testing new habits to reduce distress. Mindfulness practices teach simple attention and breathing exercises that can reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they set small, achievable steps and adjust methods over time based on what helps most.

The biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use mindfulness exercises or behavioral experiments between meetings. For questions about how sessions are arranged or what to expect, the matching and scheduling steps will provide the specific details for this therapist.