- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Kriss
Kriss Light is a licensed marriage and family therapist who aims to support parents who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. She writes plainly and listens closely to what matters in day-to-day family life. Her approach focuses on helping people notice patterns, name feelings, and find clearer ways to respond at home.
Kriss draws on 15 years of clinical experience working with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, trauma, and parenting concerns.
Background and approach
She uses techniques that help people understand how early attachments shape current relationships. Sessions center on practical steps a parent can try between meetings, paired with deeper work on long-standing patterns. Her style is client-centered and collaborative.
She invites curiosity about how old hurts or family-of-origin issues influence present behavior. That conversation often includes attention to emotional bonding and ways to increase safety and connection with children or other loved ones. Kriss also incorporates cognitive behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thinking and Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to strengthen closeness and repair.
For trauma-related concerns she may use EMDR to address difficult memories while supporting regulation and coping skills. She practices in California as an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Sessions are offered in English and available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and scheduling is arranged based on therapist availability.
What Kriss works with
Everything Kriss lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kriss helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kriss lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of emotional connection. In online sessions this looks like talking about how early bonds affect current parenting and relationship responses, then practicing new ways to attune and respond to children and partners.Client-Centered Therapy centers on being heard and understood. Through video or phone sessions the therapist reflects back a parent's experience, helping make sense of feelings and build self-trust in everyday decisions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. In remote sessions clients learn concrete skills, set small practice tasks between meetings, and track progress over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will ask about your goals, needs, and preferences and then suggest methods to try. That choice is made together and can change as progress unfolds.
Online formats offer practical benefits for busy parents. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when meeting in person is hard. Phone sessions or live chat can fit into a lunch break or evening routine and require less bandwidth. Text-based messaging supports quick check-ins, brief coaching, and ongoing reflection between sessions.
Questions people ask about Kriss
What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?
Common issues include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting challenges, relationship difficulties, sleeping and eating problems, anger, and self-esteem concerns.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Therapy is collaborative and client-centered, combining attachment-focused conversation with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused approaches.
What experience does the therapist have?
The clinician brings 15 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
The therapist holds the credential LMFT and practices in California as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Clients can use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging for appointments and communications.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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