About Kristian
Kristian Skillman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 15 years of experience helping people facing stressful life moments. She offers a calm, supportive setting where people can be heard and begin to sort through difficult feelings.
Background and approach
Kristian focuses on practical steps that help with day-to-day struggles and deeper emotional wounds. She commonly helps with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and depression.
She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, divorce and separation, and feelings of guilt or shame. Her work includes addressing isolation, questions about life purpose, post-traumatic stress, and building self-love.
Kristian uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person's needs. Sessions balance listening with clear, concrete strategies people can try between meetings.
She aims to help people notice small changes that lead to more ease in relationships and daily life. Kristian practices in California and conducts sessions in English.
Her approach is collaborative; she helps people set realistic goals and checks in on progress along the way. Many clients appreciate the steady, practical pace she brings to difficult topics.
People who choose Kristian will find a therapist who values clear communication and sensible steps forward. She encourages honesty, curiosity, and gradual growth rather than quick fixes.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Kristian uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and real-world practice. One common method helps people learn tools to manage anxiety and stress through breath work, activity scheduling, and thought-checking exercises that can be practiced between sessions. Another approach addresses trauma-related symptoms by helping clients name and track reactions, build coping strategies, and restore everyday routines that reduce overwhelm.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Kristian will review what feels most pressing, try techniques in session, and adjust based on what helps. This is a collaborative process where the client’s goals and preferences guide which methods are used.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied needs. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat or messaging work well for quick check-ins or shorter planning conversations. These options allow people to fit therapy around work, childcare, or travel and still keep steady progress.
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- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English