Kari Oshinski , LMFT

Kari Oshinski is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Wisconsin. She brings six years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and life changes. Kari places particular attention on women's issues, body image, and caregiver stress when those topics come up in therapy.

Her approach is practical and collaborative. She works with clients to notice unhelpful thinking patterns and to try small, manageable changes. Conversations often include clearer communication strategies, better self-care habits, and steps to rebuild confidence.

Kari uses a mix of brief, goal-focused techniques and deeper narrative work. This means some sessions center on short-term problem solving while others look at the stories people tell about themselves. She blends tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work to fit each person’s needs.

Sessions tend to be warm and direct. Kari aims to create a calm space where people can talk about guilt, shame, or family pain without judgement. She encourages realistic, step-by-step changes that feel doable between sessions.

People typically come for help with blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, or questions about life purpose and midlife transitions. Kari supports those wanting stronger self-love, clearer boundaries, and better ways to cope with loneliness or caregiver demands.

Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life

Kari commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and managing stress by translating insights into action.

Mindfulness therapy is another approach she uses to help people notice their present experience without judgment. This work can reduce reactivity and improve how someone copes with difficult emotions.

Motivational interviewing appears in sessions when someone is weighing change or feeling stuck. It focuses on clarifying values and increasing motivation to try small, sustainable steps.

Choosing which approach to use is a partnership. Kari will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide short, focused support between appointments and can fit into busy days. These options make it easier to maintain consistency and to use therapy tools in real life situations.