Dr. Kristi Hottenstein, LPC, LPCC
Experienced counselor for parenting and life changes
Book with Kristi- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPC, LPCC
- Licensed in
- Michigan, Texas, Arizona, California, New Jersey, Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Kristi
Dr. Kristi Hottenstein is a licensed counselor in Michigan with two decades of practice. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in higher education administration and a Master of Counseling, and she blends those perspectives into a practical counseling style.
Dr. Hottenstein aims to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns. She also addresses issues like grief, trauma, ADHD, addictions, and self-esteem.
Her approach is built on treating each person as an individual.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on increasing self-awareness and identifying steps a person can take. She draws from several therapy styles to match what each person needs. That can mean practicing new skills, looking at unhelpful thoughts, or clarifying values to guide choices.
Dr. Hottenstein emphasizes collaboration. She helps clients set goals and tracks progress with simple, doable actions.
Conversations are practical and aimed at day-to-day improvements rather than abstract theory. She also offers coaching around college selection and career transitions when relevant. Her background includes leadership in professional counseling organizations and running a independent practice.
That mix of clinical and administrative experience shapes how she structures treatment and supports progress. She brings a steady, experienced presence to sessions. People who come to her often want straightforward guidance and tools they can use between meetings.
She adapts techniques to fit different life stages and stressors. Her goal is to help people feel more capable of managing relationships, parenting challenges, work pressures, and emotional ups and downs.
What Kristi works with
Everything Kristi lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kristi helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristi lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative 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 her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small steps toward those values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, parenting dilemmas, and life transitions because it links actions to goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. It is often helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and emphasizes empathy and support to encourage insight and growth. It helps when someone needs a reflective space to sort through feelings and decisions.Choosing an approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust over time. Many people use a mix of approaches so the work stays relevant to daily life and parenting challenges.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face-to-face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick check-ins, shorter coaching moments, or written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules, weekday breaks, or times when a shorter, focused check-in is the most useful choice.
Questions people ask about Kristi
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, parenting questions, grief, trauma, addictions, ADHD, and related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical, focusing on self-awareness, values, and concrete steps clients can use between sessions.
How long has she practiced counseling?
She has about 20 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor in Michigan, bringing clinical and practice-management experience to sessions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.
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