- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Kristen
Dr. Kristen Dreyfus is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing relationship stress and life transitions. She focuses on practical steps parents and adults can use to manage anxiety, improve communication, and handle day-to-day pressures.
Dr. Dreyfus works in North Carolina and brings 17 years of experience to each session. She uses straightforward conversations to identify what’s getting in the way of change.
Sessions aim to clarify priorities, build clearer communication, and reduce repetitive conflict cycles.
Background and approach
For parents, she helps untangle parenting stress and the strain that family roles can create. Her approach blends attachment-based ideas and emotionally-focused methods with mindfulness and solution-focused tools. That mix helps clients notice patterns, stabilize strong emotions, and try small experiments that can shift behavior.
Motivational interviewing may be used to strengthen commitment to change when people feel stuck. Dr. Dreyfus has worked with people coping with grief, trauma, workplace stress, depression, ADHD, and identity questions including LGBT concerns.
She also supports those dealing with caregiver strain, chronic illness, and blended family challenges. Her style is warm and direct, aiming for clear next steps rather than vague homework. Clients can expect a collaborative process where goals are set together and progress is tracked.
The emphasis is on practical tools parents and individuals can use between sessions to reduce stress and strengthen relationships.
What Kristen works with
Everything Kristen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kristen helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristen lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early patterns shape current relationships. It helps people notice how past experiences affect trust and connection, and supports new ways of relating in daily life. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on the emotions beneath relationship conflicts and helps people make small changes that improve closeness and communication. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to reduce reactivity and manage stress through present-moment awareness.Choosing an approach is part of the work rather than a one-time decision. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that fit the person's goals, comfort level, and the specific parenting or relationship challenges they bring. That plan can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy lets people access these methods through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and reading nonverbal cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messages offer quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy family schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Kristen
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship strain, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and related issues like communication and intimacy problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, combining attachment ideas, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to create clear next steps.
What is her background and experience?
Dr. Dreyfus is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 17 years of clinical experience working with adults on life transitions and relationship challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an LMFT credential and practices in North Carolina as an NC LMFT.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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