Kriss Light, LMFT
Therapist in California
Kriss Light is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, parenting strain, and life transitions.
- Licensed inCalifornia
- License78311
- NPI 1831673201
- Experience15+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Kriss
Kriss Light is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, parenting strain, and life transitions. She works with adults facing mood changes, sleep or eating struggles, career pressures, and challenges tied to attachment or family of origin. Kriss writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person.
Kriss uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early bonds shape current patterns.
Background and approach
She also draws on client-centered work to keep sessions focused on each person’s priorities and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Her approach includes emotionally focused ideas for relationship distress and tools for trauma processing where appropriate. With 15 years of practice as an LMFT in California, Kriss blends practical skills with reflective exploration.
Sessions emphasize clear goals, manageable steps, and time to make sense of painful feelings. She aims to help people identify triggers, notice old patterns, and try different ways of relating that feel better. Kriss values collaboration: she invites questions, explains options, and adjusts the pace to what clients need.
People often work on improving communication, reducing anxiety, coping with loss, or recovering from abuse and addiction. She also supports those dealing with abandonment, codependency, dissociation, and aging concerns. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Kriss describes costs as varying by location and notes that sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Credentials
- LMFT (California)
- License 78311 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1831673201 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kriss lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment work and practical methods translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and reacting; it helps people recognize patterns of closeness and distance and try new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s goals and experience, using empathic listening and reflection to foster trust and self-understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets specific thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete tools to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or change unhelpful habits.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kriss will collaborate with each person to find which methods fit their needs and goals, and she will adjust techniques as the relationship and problems evolve. Clients are invited to ask questions and shape the pace and focus of sessions.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for emotional work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text messaging support brief check-ins, homework, and ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping attention on progress and connection.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Kriss help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy and relationship problems, parenting stress, sleep and eating issues, anger, self-esteem, career shifts, and compassion fatigue.
How does she approach therapy?
Kriss uses Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral techniques, with emotionally focused ideas and trauma-processing tools when needed. Sessions focus on practical steps and understanding patterns.
What is her background and experience?
She has 15 years of clinical experience and brings reflective and skill-based methods to therapy while helping clients make sense of their feelings and life choices.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Kriss is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Kriss offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does the cost and getting started process work?
Cost varies by location and 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 according to therapist availability.
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