Kristine Edstrom, LPCC

Kristine Edstrom is a Minnesota-licensed mental health professional who practices as an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. She focuses her work on helping people manage stress and anxiety, process trauma and abuse, and navigate depression while offering compassionate support across a range of other concerns including addictions, relationship and family challenges, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.

Kristine creates an open, nonjudgmental space where clients are invited to share thoughts and feelings honestly. Her approach emphasizes listening and collaboration so goals and strategies emerge from the client-therapist partnership. She recognizes that taking the first step toward a more fulfilling life takes courage, and she aims to provide steady guidance and practical tools to support that process.

With an emphasis on empathy and evidence-informed techniques, Kristine helps clients explore coping skills, strengthen relationships, and work through difficult life changes. Her practice is designed to help individuals build resilience and move toward healthier patterns at a pace that respects each person’s needs and preferences.

Therapeutic Approaches for Effective Online Care

Kristine commonly integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in online sessions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaboration so clients can explore thoughts and feelings at their own pace while building trust and self-understanding. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors and developing practical skills to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress.

She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) when clients need help with emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. DBT provides concrete tools for managing intense emotions and navigating difficult relationships, which can be helpful for issues like anger, relationship conflict, and mood instability.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Kristine works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, and she adjusts care as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Kristine is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support, maintain momentum between sessions, and fit therapy into everyday life.