Kristina "Kris" Yates

Kristina "Kris" Yates is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of experience who focuses on helping people feel less alone and more able to handle life's pressures. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma, LGBT concerns, compassion fatigue, and major life changes. Kris emphasizes the person's own strengths and perspective in each session.

She believes the client knows their story best and brings respect and steady support to the conversation. Sessions center on listening, reflecting, and helping clients notice what already helps them cope. Kris aims to create space for honest talk about fear, loss, and the things that get in the way of connection.

Her approach draws from client-centered therapy, which keeps the person's experience and goals at the center of care. That means sessions move at the client's pace and focus on what feels most pressing, whether that's grief, relationship patterns, or feelings of isolation and shame.

Over two decades in the field have included work with people facing attachment and abandonment wounds, body image concerns, chronic illness and caregiving stress, and post-traumatic stress. Kris also supports those dealing with money worries, communication problems, and the fallout of breakup or divorce.

She provides straightforward guidance and emotional support while helping people notice small steps forward. To begin, readers are invited to use the site's Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule a first appointment.

Client-centered care adapted for online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the client's lead. It helps people clarify what matters to them, strengthens their ability to notice personal resources, and supports work on issues like anxiety, isolation, and trauma.

Kris uses that listening-first stance to help each person shape sessions around their goals. Finding the right approach is part of the work together - she will check in about what feels useful and adjust methods based on needs and preferences in a collaborative way.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats and scheduling options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and create room for shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows people to connect from different locations within the same state, and Kris will help tailor session length and pacing to everyday life requirements.