Kristina Hentges , LPC

Kristina Hentges is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She practices from a practical, down-to-earth stance and aims to guide clients through concrete steps toward clearer goals. Her work often addresses women's issues alongside common struggles like panic, mood changes, and difficulties with trust or attachment.

With twelve years of clinical experience, Kristina focuses on helping people move from feeling stuck to having a plan. She uses straightforward conversation to identify problems and set realistic next steps. She welcomes questions and keeps sessions centered on what the client wants to change.

Her background includes counseling people with grief, depression, workplace strain, and separation or divorce stress. Kristina pays attention to how money worries, shame, and forgiveness can affect daily life and relationships. She helps clients untangle those patterns and try new ways of coping.

Kristina prefers working by video or audio and uses those formats to keep sessions focused and interactive. She supports people who need help with social anxiety, panic attacks, or improving communication with others. Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented.

Clients can expect clear explanations and practical steps they can test between sessions. Kristina emphasizes building self-compassion and stronger emotional understanding while working toward measurable change.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Evidence-based techniques can work well in video or audio sessions. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new thoughts in daily life; this helps with anxiety, panic, and mood shifts by giving practical steps to try. Another useful method concentrates on building safer attachment and improving communication skills; it helps people who struggle with abandonment, trust, or intimacy problems learn different ways to relate to others.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to a person's goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest methods that fit. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively which techniques to try and adjust them as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let the therapist see nonverbal cues and support interactive skill work. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep momentum and try practical steps in everyday life.