Kristina Hoeksema , LMSW

Kristina Hoeksema, LMSW, works with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, grief, and low self-esteem. She focuses on helping individuals find practical ways to manage painful emotions and rebuild confidence. Her style is straightforward and supportive, aimed at people who want clear tools and steady encouragement.

Kristina believes clients know their stories best and brings questions that help uncover strengths. Sessions often involve setting small goals, practicing new coping skills, and talking through difficult moments. The aim is to make progress feel manageable rather than overwhelming.

With five years of professional experience in Michigan, Kristina has supported people facing trauma, relationship strain, parenting stress, and life transitions. She also addresses issues related to adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, cancer and hospice concerns, and difficulties tied to family of origin and separation.

Her approach emphasizes practical techniques to reduce intense emotions and improve daily functioning. She helps people sort through guilt, shame, anger, and emptiness while building strategies for healthier communication and self-care. Conversations are paced to match each person’s needs and goals.

Kristina offers sessions in English and works with international clients as well. She uses a mix of phone, video, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules. People who want a steady, collaborative partner for navigating change may find her approach helpful.

Approaches and online therapy that fit your life

Kristina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common method involves skills-based work to reduce anxiety and manage intense emotions through step-by-step coping strategies and behavioral practices. This approach helps when stress, panic, or frequent worry interferes with day-to-day life.

She also uses trauma-informed techniques that help people process painful experiences at a pace that feels safe. These methods aim to reduce the hold of past events on current thinking and behavior while teaching ways to regulate emotion and respond differently in triggering moments.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Kristina works together with each person to identify goals and then selects methods that match those aims and personal preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan so the work stays relevant and doable.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversations and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people access care with more flexibility and consistency.