Therapist profile
Dr. Kristi Hottenstein, LPC, LPCC
Michigan
Dr Kristi Hottenstein LPC LPCC - Anger and relationships
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- CredentialsLPC, LPCC
- LicenseLPC, Michigan / 6401010570; LPC, Texas / 87144; LPC, Arizona / LPC-20541; LPCC, California / 11514; LPC, New Jersey / 37PC00845200; LPC, Virginia / 0701015510
- NPI1225604028
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationMichigan
About
- ACT and CBT
- DBT skills
- Values based work
About Kristi
Dr. Kristi Hottenstein is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC and LPCC, practicing in Michigan with 20 years of clinical experience. She holds a doctorate in higher education administration and a master’s in counseling. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, anger, grief, addiction, and other life changes.
Her work is straightforward and practical. She draws on cognitive and behavioral tools to help people notice patterns and try small changes. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people clarify values and take meaningful steps even when emotions are intense.
In sessions she emphasizes self-awareness and personal responsibility. Conversations focus on what is happening now, what matters to the client, and concrete next steps. She mixes skill coaching with reflective discussion so clients can practice new responses between sessions.
She also integrates Client-Centered and Dialectical Behavior Therapy elements when they fit the situation. That can mean listening for what a person most needs, teaching emotion regulation skills, or practicing communication strategies for tense relationships.
Her background includes running a counseling and coaching practice and experience with college selection coaching. She brings two decades of work with adults facing career decisions, parenting stresses, intimacy issues, ADHD, and coping with chronic illness or caregiving strain. Her approach is collaborative and aims to help people act in line with their values.
People interested in starting are asked to complete the site's short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and on taking action toward what matters. It is useful for anger that shows up around values conflicts and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and anger-related reactions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) contributes concrete emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills that can reduce impulsive responses and improve interpersonal communication.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick or combine methods that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. That collaboration includes checking in about what helps and adjusting techniques over time.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday break, have a shorter check-in when time is tight, or avoid the need to travel. Licensed professionals can teach skills, run role-plays, and set practice tasks that people use between sessions, all adapted for remote meetings.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Michigan, Texas, Arizona, California, New Jersey, Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
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What concerns can she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship strain, grief, addictions, self-esteem, and related life changes listed in her profile.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses practical, skills-focused work combined with reflective conversation. Sessions include noticing patterns, practicing new responses, and clarifying values.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience and has practiced as a licensed professional counselor in Michigan since 2009.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as LPC and LPCC, licensed in Michigan, and holds an advanced doctorate and a master’s degree in counseling.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; specific costs vary with location.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the 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.