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Kristi Kangas, LCSW

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationNevada
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Sleeping
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Kristi

Kristi Kangas is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience helping adults address stress, anxiety, sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She emphasizes client fit up front, listening for each person’s priorities and tailoring practical strategies that align with their day-to-day life and long-term goals. Kristi draws on an extensive clinical background to support people navigating mood difficulties, panic and phobic reactions, compulsive behaviors, and challenges with impulsivity.

Her style is collaborative and compassionate, aimed at creating a nonjudgmental space where clients can make sense of their experiences and experiment with new ways of coping. Kristi has worked with concerns related to chronic pain and illness, aging and geriatric matters, communication and control issues, grief around forgiveness and guilt, and isolation or life-purpose questions.

She holds California and Nevada licenses as an LCSW and brings a strengths-based focus to help clients build resilience and clearer communication with themselves and others.

Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care

Kristi uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage mood and attention-related challenges and to improve daily functioning. One approach focuses on teaching practical coping skills and behavioral strategies that reduce anxiety symptoms, support better sleep, and help manage impulsivity and attention difficulties. Another intervention targets mood regulation and patterns of rumination or compulsive thinking by helping clients identify unhelpful thinking, experiment with new behaviors, and build steady routines.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristi works with clients to clarify goals, review how different methods might fit their needs, and adapt techniques over time so therapy stays relevant and effective for the individual’s circumstances.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to access consistent care without rearranging a full day. These formats support ongoing skill practice between sessions and allow licensed professionals to provide continuity of care across a range of life situations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kristi commonly work with?
Kristi addresses stress, anxiety, sleep difficulties, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD along with related issues such as chronic pain, mood disorders, panic, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and feelings of isolation.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She practices in a compassionate, nonjudgmental manner and takes a collaborative approach that emphasizes practical strategies and skill-building tailored to each client's needs.
What is Kristi's professional background and experience?
Kristi is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of clinical experience supporting adults through emotional challenges and life transitions.
Where is Kristi licensed and based?
She holds LCSW licenses in California and Nevada: CA LCSW 117040 and NV LCSW 9153-C, and practices from Nevada.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available with Kristi?
Clients can meet with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions billed and what does therapy cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with Kristi?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietySleeping disordersSelf esteemDepressionADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

California, Nevada

Languages

English