- attachment focus
- emotion work
- practical tools
About Kriss
Kriss Light is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions. She works with concerns around relationships, parenting, addiction, sleep and eating issues, anger, self-esteem, and career strain. Kriss also focuses on attachment, abandonment, body image, codependency, and related struggles that affect day-to-day life.
Her approach blends accessible talk therapy with attention to emotional experience. Sessions invite curiosity about patterns that repeat in relationships and personal choices. Kriss helps people name difficult feelings, notice how those feelings show up, and try new ways of responding when old reactions cause harm.
Kriss brings 15 years of clinical experience as a California LMFT. She draws on methods that include attachment-based work, client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral techniques, emotionally focused ideas, and EMDR. Those approaches are used to address trauma, intimacy struggles, and long-standing relational patterns.
People who come for therapy are often looking for practical tools and clearer next steps. Kriss combines emotional understanding with concrete strategies for coping, managing stress, and improving communication. She also supports those dealing with grief, addiction, and major life changes.
To begin, a short consult helps you see if the fit feels right. Kriss explains options, offers perspective on likely next steps, and can suggest referrals when another path would be better.
How attachment work and EMDR translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people see how early patterns shape current relationships and reactions; online sessions can use conversation and exercises to notice those patterns and practice different responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and provides concrete strategies for managing anxiety, mood, and sleep problems. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) addresses traumatic memories by guiding attention while processing upsetting material, and parts of EMDR can be adapted into talk-based or guided processing work online.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, symptoms, and preferences and suggest what to try first. If an approach doesn't fit, adjustments are made together so work continues in ways that feel useful and manageable.
Please confirm available session formats before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - shorter check-ins around a workday, sessions without travel time, or the option to avoid video when bandwidth or comfort is limited. Licensed professionals can use these options to keep momentum between sessions and practice skills in real-life settings.
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Kriss help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, addictions, trauma, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career strain, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Kriss combines attentive listening with emotion-focused and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help you notice patterns and try new responses in daily life.
What is her professional background?
Kriss has 15 years of experience and uses a mix of approaches that address trauma, attachment concerns, and relational patterns.
Where is Kriss licensed to practice?
She is a California LMFT practicing in California.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to start therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.