Kris Fant , LPC, LMHC

Kris Fant approaches counseling as a side-by-side journey of exploration and imagination, meeting people where they are and helping them map a direction forward. Licensed in both Washington and Oregon, she brings eight years of experience supporting individuals through mood concerns, anxiety and stress, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, and life transitions. She earned a BA in Psychology from Gonzaga University and completed a Masters in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University, grounding her work in formal training and diverse clinical roles.

Kris specializes in health behaviors and has extensive experience helping clients shift patterns around sleep, persistent pain, substance concerns, exercise, and relaxation. Her manner is warm and strengths-focused, intended to help people recognize the resources they already bring and to build on those strengths to improve health, relationships, and career functioning. She integrates psychodynamic, attachment, Rogerian, and behavioral ideas to craft holistic, individualized plans tailored to each person’s needs.

Kris holds credentials as an LPC - a Licensed Professional Counselor - and as an LMHC - a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - which indicate her training and licensure to provide mental health services. For people who want to make changes but are unsure where to start, she explores current circumstances, clarifies goals, and supports practical steps toward meaningful progress.

Evidence-Informed Methods for Online Care

Behavioral approaches focus on practical strategies to change habits and routines, such as improving sleep, increasing physical activity, reducing substance use, and learning relaxation techniques. These methods emphasize measurable steps and skill-building to address day-to-day functioning and health behaviors.

Psychodynamic work explores recurring patterns, early experiences, and the ways past relationships influence current feelings and choices. This approach can help people understand long-standing emotional themes and make different relational or coping decisions. Attachment-oriented ideas concentrate on how close relationships shape expectations and responses, which can be especially useful for addressing relationship concerns, grief, or trauma-related difficulties.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Kris collaborates with each person to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She draws from multiple evidence-informed techniques to personalize care rather than relying on a single method.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for scheduling and access from different locations. These modalities allow licensed professionals and therapists to work with clients in ways that fit varied routines and communication styles, supporting consistent progress with greater convenience.