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Kristi Heritage, LPC
Missouri
Licensed Professional Counselor - Trauma and substance use
See online therapy options- CBT focused
- EMDR offered
- Motivational interviewing
About Kristi
Kristi Heritage is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with six years of experience. She focuses on trauma, crisis, and substance use and also helps people with anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, relationship concerns, parenting strain, and stress-related issues.
Her sessions are practical and interactive. She uses talk-based methods to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and then tests alternatives together. She avoids labels and treats each person with respect and direct feedback.
Kristi draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to break down thoughts, feelings, and behaviors into manageable steps. She also uses client-centered methods to keep the conversation grounded in the client's goals. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness methods are used when people need emotion regulation and present-moment coping tools.
For trauma work she includes EMDR as one option that some clients find helpful. Motivational interviewing can be part of planning change, especially around substance use and habit shifts. She blends these approaches rather than relying on a single technique.
Sessions are scheduled during daytime hours and she aims to respond to messages and appointment needs with flexibility. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Kristi integrates approaches for online work
Kristi commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thought and behavior, then try small, concrete experiments to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change habits. CBT sessions focus on step-by-step skill building and practical homework between meetings.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and letting the person's goals guide the pace and topics of sessions. For emotion regulation and distress tolerance she draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach breathing, grounding, and interpersonal techniques that can be practiced in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristi collaborates with each person to decide which methods to try first and adjusts based on what helps meet short-term goals and longer-term needs.
Specific session formats were not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday routine, allow short check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. These practical benefits help people try skills in real life between sessions while keeping therapy work focused and goal oriented.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She commonly works with trauma, crisis, and substance use and also supports people with anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and parenting concerns.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to practice concrete alternatives in session and between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with six years of clinical experience working across mood, trauma, and substance-related concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds an LPC license in Missouri and conducts practice work from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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