Kristi Skeem, LPC

Kristi Skeem, LPC, has over 15 years of counseling experience and brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. She combines her counseling education and long clinical work to help people handle stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and major life transitions. Kristi aims to make therapy straightforward and useful on a week-to-week basis.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a core way to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on client-centered and existential ideas to help people find purpose and meaning. Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used when a clear, goal-oriented plan will help move someone forward.

Kristi has worked in many settings, including correctional programs, mental health and substance use agencies, and with leaders in high-responsibility roles. That range of experience informs a practical approach that focuses on real-world problems and realistic next steps. She often helps people rebuild after big mistakes, navigate career and leadership stress, or manage family and relationship issues.

Sessions focus on identifying strengths, setting small goals, and practicing specific skills between meetings. Kristi talks through patterns that lead to anger, avoidance, or low self-esteem and helps clients test new ways of coping. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, caregiver stress, and issues around pornography or sexual shame.

Kristi meets with clients in Idaho and accepts international clients for online work. She offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging formats to fit different schedules and needs.

Practical approaches for online care and goal work

Kristi uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thought patterns that contribute to anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful behavior. CBT focuses on clear links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and on practicing new responses in everyday life.

She also draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person's experience and values. This approach emphasizes listening, understanding where someone is coming from, and helping them set goals that matter to them.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristi will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She often combines techniques so sessions address both immediate problems and longer-term meaning or purpose.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for in-depth conversations and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option for a focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, homework support, or touchpoints between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for busy schedules and different communication preferences.