Kristine Rezny, LCSW

Kristine Rezny is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with eight years of clinical experience. She blends a warm, approachable presence with a practical focus on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. Born and raised in the Midwest, she brings a caring and slightly quirky sensibility and a mild accent that former clients have noted and appreciated for its relatability.

Over the course of her career, Kristine has worked with a wide range of clients and concerns, including compassion fatigue, ADHD, body image issues, communication challenges, and mental health concerns related to athletic injury and sports. Her work has also included school-based counseling and supporting identity development, isolation and loneliness, midlife transitions, and post-traumatic stress. She approaches each person as the expert on their own story and emphasizes existing strengths as a foundation for change.

Kristine aims to create a collaborative therapeutic relationship in which clients set goals and build practical tools for coping and growth. She welcomes individuals who are ready to take the first step toward a more fulfilling life and offers support in navigating challenges with empathy and clear, evidence-informed techniques.

Practical approaches and online therapy options

Kristine uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is a practical, skills-focused approach that can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and teach tools for managing stress, worry, and mood changes.

She also works from a strengths-based, client-centered perspective that prioritizes the client as the expert of their own experience. This approach highlights personal resources and values while shaping goals that feel meaningful and achievable, which can be especially useful for coping with life transitions, grief, and compassion fatigue.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Kristine collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts interventions over time so therapy stays relevant and effective.

Online therapy with Kristine is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, maintain continuity during life changes, and choose the format that feels most comfortable for making steady progress.