Kristi Whitford, LCSW

Kristi Whitford is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience helping people through crises. She brings a calm, warm presence and a straightforward style to sessions. Kristi focuses on listening, understanding, and tailoring support to each person's situation.

She uses a client-centered approach that keeps the person's goals in charge of the work. She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Motivational Interviewing tools when they fit the situation. These methods can help with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship or parenting strains.

Kristi has a long history of supporting people facing mental health crises and trauma. She also helps with addiction concerns, issues around self-esteem and intimacy, and the stresses that come with caregiving or chronic illness. Her experience includes work with adoption and foster care questions and the complicated feelings that come from family-of-origin problems.

Sessions aim to be practical and focused. Kristi helps people identify small, doable steps and clearer choices. She listens without judgment and adjusts the pace to each person's needs.

People seeking help can expect a collaborative process. Kristi partners with clients to set goals and track progress over time. She practices in Florida and conducts sessions in English.

How her approaches guide online work

Kristi often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values. ACT is helpful for anxiety, depression, and living with ongoing health or caregiving challenges because it focuses on actions a person can take even when feelings are difficult.

She also practices Client-Centered Therapy, which centers on listening and reflecting what a person says. This approach is useful when someone needs a calm space to process trauma, grief, or relationship strain without pressure to change quickly.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristi will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities. She checks in often and adjusts the plan as needed so the work stays relevant and useful.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats are shown at the time of scheduling. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited. It can also let people keep momentum between in-person visits when that fits their routine.