- Person-centered approach
- Solution-focused goals
- Mindfulness tools
About Kristie
Kristie Preston is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who focuses on helping people facing low self-esteem, stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She also supports clients dealing with parenting strains, career questions, addictions, and finding a clearer sense of life purpose. Kristie aims to make therapy practical and focused on real-life steps people can use right away.
She uses a straightforward, person-centered style that starts with what matters to the client. That means listening first, then setting small, achievable goals together. She often blends solution-focused work and motivational interviewing to help clients find motivation and direction.
Kristie also uses cognitive behavioral techniques when thoughts and habits get in the way of feeling better. Those methods help people notice unhelpful patterns and test new ways of thinking and acting. Mindfulness tools are introduced when slowing down and observing feelings helps reduce reactivity.
Her background includes work with children, adolescents, and families earlier in her career, and more recently she has offered clinical consultation, mentoring, and coaching for clinical leaders. She brings about ten years of hands-on experience as a practicing therapist to her clinical work.
Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. Kristie works with each person to find approaches that fit their needs and lifestyle. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
She uses a straightforward, person-centered style that starts with what matters to the client. That means listening first, then setting small, achievable goals together. She often blends solution-focused work and motivational interviewing to help clients find motivation and direction.
Kristie also uses cognitive behavioral techniques when thoughts and habits get in the way of feeling better. Those methods help people notice unhelpful patterns and test new ways of thinking and acting. Mindfulness tools are introduced when slowing down and observing feelings helps reduce reactivity.
Her background includes work with children, adolescents, and families earlier in her career, and more recently she has offered clinical consultation, mentoring, and coaching for clinical leaders. She brings about ten years of hands-on experience as a practicing therapist to her clinical work.
Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. Kristie works with each person to find approaches that fit their needs and lifestyle. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.