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Kristine Gustafson, LPC

  • Experience14 years
  • LocationMissouri
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Kristine

Kristine Gustafson, LPC, uses an integrated, evidence-informed approach that blends cognitive and mindfulness-based methods to help clients navigate stress, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, and complex life transitions.

Background and approach

With 14 years of clinical experience and licensure in Missouri, she draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered principles, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness Therapy to tailor practical strategies that fit each person's circumstances. Her work emphasizes building coping skills, enhancing self-awareness, and aligning actions with personal values.

She also focuses on concerns that often accompany chronic stress such as compassion fatigue, caregiving burdens, chronic illness, and grief, and supports people coping with relationship challenges, identity questions, and behavioral health concerns including addictions, bipolar symptoms, and eating or sleeping difficulties.

Kristine aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore barriers, strengthen resilience, and develop concrete plans for change. Practical goal-setting and collaborative problem solving are central to her practice as she helps clients reclaim a greater sense of control and purpose.

Integrating therapeutic approaches with flexible online care



Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts while clarifying personal values and taking meaningful action; it is often used for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and related concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes creating a warm, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the client's pace and supports self-directed growth.

Finding the right fit is part of the therapeutic process, and Kristine collaborates with each person to determine which approaches best match their goals, preferences, and needs. She adapts techniques over time and works together with clients to measure progress and adjust the plan so it remains useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility by allowing sessions through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit care into busy schedules, accommodate caregiving or health-related needs, and maintain continuity of support when in-person visits are difficult. Licensed professionals can use this variety of formats to apply ACT, CBT, and client-centered practices in ways that suit each client's life and learning style.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
The practice addresses a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, and compassion fatigue.
What is the general therapeutic style used in sessions?
The approach is integrative and collaborative, combining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and client-centered techniques to match interventions to client needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
Kristine has 14 years of clinical experience working with a variety of mental health and life challenges.
What credentials and location are associated with this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the Missouri license MO LPC 2018002420 and practices from Missouri.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English, and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are offered for therapy?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy with this clinician?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English

What Kristine can help with

Kristine Gustafson works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

Kristine works with stress, anxiety, depression, and personality disorders.

How Kristine approaches therapy

Kristine's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Kristine is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Missouri, with 14 years of clinical experience.