Therapist profile
Kriss Light, LMFT
LMFT in California - Family and parenting focus
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- Attachment-based work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- EMDR for trauma
About Kriss
Kriss Light is an LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) practicing in California with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction, and parenting strains. She also addresses relationship and family-related issues and a range of intimacy and self-esteem struggles.
Kriss uses approaches drawn from attachment-based work, client-centered practice, cognitive behavioral strategies, emotionally-focused methods, and EMDR. In sessions she pays attention to patterns that repeat in relationships and to how early attachments shape current reactions. Conversations focus on clear, practical steps alongside reflection about feelings and behavior.
Expect short, direct exchanges about what is causing pain at home and what can be tried between sessions. Kriss often helps people name recurring patterns, try different ways of responding, and track small changes over time. She also offers support around parenting challenges, fatherhood concerns, and family of origin issues.
Her background includes long-term clinical work in California and study of attachment, emotion-focused work, and trauma processing methods. Kriss brings 15 years of hands-on experience helping adults cope with life transitions, loss, and the fallout from past trauma. She uses EMDR when appropriate to address traumatic memories in a focused way.
Practical matters are handled plainly: she asks new clients to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions are structured to fit around busy home lives, with attention to realistic homework and follow-up between meetings.
How sessions work
How Kriss integrates therapy approaches online
Kriss uses attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral therapy in straightforward ways. Attachment-based work looks at relationship patterns and early bonds to understand why certain reactions keep repeating; it can help with relationship strain, parenting stress, and attachment worries. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on specific thoughts and behaviors, offering practical exercises to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and change unhelpful habits.She also uses EMDR to address traumatic memories when those memories are a clear part of a person's difficulties. EMDR involves focused processing of distressing memories to reduce their emotional intensity and can be useful for people who carry vivid traumatic reactions into daily life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kriss will talk with each person about goals, life context, and preferences, and then suggest which methods to try first. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on progress and feedback.
Confirm current session options before booking using the platform's See online therapy options button. Practical benefits of online sessions include easier scheduling around parenting and work, shorter check-in meetings when time is tight, and fewer travel demands so therapy fits into a busy day. Therapists can adapt exercises, homework, and session pacing to fit everyday routines without promising a specific format.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and family-related concerns, parenting and intimacy issues.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She combines attachment-based, client-centered, and cognitive behavioral approaches with emotionally-focused techniques and EMDR to address emotions, patterns, and memories.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kriss has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults on life transitions, trauma-related problems, and relationship struggles.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices there.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking by using the See online therapy options button and the matching questionnaire.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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