Kristie Preston , LMFT

Kristie Preston is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 10 years of clinical experience. She brings a background working with children, adolescents and families alongside more recent roles supporting clinical leaders through consultation, mentoring, professional development and coaching. Her work spans a broad range of concerns including family dynamics, self-esteem, life transitions, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship challenges, grief, parenting, career concerns and compassion fatigue.

Kristie blends person-centered care with solution-focused strategies, integrating motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral techniques when they fit a client’s needs. She approaches each person with respect for their unique strengths and preferences, helping them identify practical strategies and build on existing resources. Kristie collaborates with individuals, couples and family members to create tailored plans for change, whether the goals involve coping with life changes, improving relationships, addressing attention and mood concerns, or pursuing professional development and life purpose work.

Kristie aims to create a supportive, goal-oriented therapeutic experience that helps people discover and practice the tools that work best for them. As an LMFT, she emphasizes relational patterns and practical solutions to support sustainable growth and healthier connections.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care

Kristie Preston uses client-centered therapy to create a collaborative and respectful space where the client’s goals and values guide the work - this approach helps with issues like self-esteem, relationship concerns and navigating life transitions. She also employs cognitive behavioral therapy - CBT - which focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaching practical skills to manage anxiety, depression and stress. Additionally, Kristie uses mindfulness therapy to help people develop present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, which can support coping with grief, compassion fatigue and ongoing stress.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and Kristie works together with each person to determine what methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. She tailors techniques from these approaches to match a client’s circumstances, offering a collaborative plan that evolves as progress is made.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy schedules, reduced travel time and easier access from different locations within California. These formats allow Kristie and other licensed professionals to provide consistent, goal-focused care that adapts to a client’s life while preserving the collaborative, skills-based work that supports lasting change.