- stress and anxiety
- grief and loss
- relationship issues
About Kristina
Kristina Hoeksema is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Michigan with five years of professional experience. She focuses on common and painful problems such as stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, anger, and depression. Her work also includes relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, and support for people facing major life changes.
Kristina treats clients as the experts on their own lives. She looks for practical strengths people already have and builds on them. Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to what the client wants to change and what has worked in the past.
Her background includes helping people process trauma and abuse, and guiding those who are coping with loss or caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric concerns, and health-related stress like cancer or hospice care. Communication problems, family of origin issues, and feelings of emptiness are also within her focus.
Kristina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage impulsivity, guilt, shame, and emotion regulation. She pays attention to patterns that fuel repeated conflicts, and helps clients practice different responses. Work may include learning new coping skills, reframing thoughts, and trying out small behavior changes between sessions.
People who come for help with anger often want clearer ways to express frustration and to stop resentment from building. Kristina helps them identify triggers, practice alternatives to outbursts, and build routines that reduce stress over time.
How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions
Kristina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on changing unhelpful thinking and building practical skills. Cognitive approaches involve noticing and testing thoughts that fuel anger and anxiety, then trying different ways of thinking. This can help when frustration builds at work or home and leads to reactive behavior.She also draws on behavioral techniques that focus on practice and routine. That includes experiments to try new responses to triggers, pacing and relaxation skills to lower overall tension, and small habit changes that reduce the chance of outbursts. These techniques are often helpful for impulsivity and anger management.
Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. The therapist and client review goals, try methods, and adjust the plan together. Progress is about practical changes and skill practice rather than quick fixes.
The biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can guide which methods to focus on given your daily routine and the challenges you bring to sessions.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, anger, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is practical and evidence-based. She focuses on skills, patterns, and small behavior changes you can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional work experience supporting people with a range of emotional and life stressors.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Michigan and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can she work with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.