Therapist profile
Kristi Heritage, LPC
Missouri
LPC in Missouri - Anger and trauma focus
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Missouri / 2017044081
- NPI1992211163
- Experience6 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationMissouri
About
- Anger management skills
- Trauma processing
- CBT and DBT approaches
About Kristi
Kristi Heritage is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem struggles, career questions, bipolar disorder, and grief.
Her practical style is interactive and person-focused. Sessions are conversational and direct. She aims to reduce stigma and treats people with respect and sensitivity rather than labels.
Kristi uses a mix of approaches to address problems. She draws on client-centered methods to keep the work grounded in each person's goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify patterns of thought and behavior that fuel anger or anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving self-control.
She also incorporates mindfulness practices to build awareness and EMDR for processing traumatic memories when appropriate. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused elements are used to strengthen motivation and break issues into achievable steps.
Kristi adjusts the pace and focus of sessions to the person rather than following a rigid formula. She encourages live sessions for focused work and responds to messages between sessions when possible. New clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Her work is grounded in straightforward conversation, skills practice, and practical problem solving aimed at helping people manage anger and the other concerns they bring to therapy.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Kristi uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change patterns of thought and behavior that feed anger, anxiety, or low mood. CBT sessions focus on concrete exercises, homework, and short-term skills that translate well to conversations over a screen or phone.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy for teaching emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT emphasizes step-by-step skills practice that clients can try between sessions and report back on during follow-ups.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristi will work with the client to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences and adapt techniques as progress is made.
The biography notes a preference for live sessions and mentions video, phone, or chat as possible ways to meet, so confirm the current session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. These practical benefits often help clients keep consistency while practicing skills between meetings.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, anger, grief, bipolar disorder, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is interactive and person-centered with straightforward conversation and practical skills work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is an LPC licensed in Missouri.
Can sessions be held in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography encourages live sessions and mentions video, phone, or chat as options; confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.