Kriss Light, LMFT

California · 15 years in practice

Kriss Light is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship concerns.

License and registration

LMFT, California: 78311 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1831673201 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

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About Kriss

Kriss Light is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship concerns. She keeps language plain and practical so worried parents and busy adults can quickly understand what to expect in sessions. Her style aims to make difficult feelings easier to name and talk about.

Kriss draws from Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment-based ideas to help people understand how feelings shape connection and behavior.

Background and approach

She also uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral tools when useful. These approaches shape conversations that focus on emotions, patterns, and small changes that feel manageable. With 15 years of practice, Kriss has worked with a wide range of life challenges including trauma and abuse, addiction issues, parenting strain, and major life transitions.

She pays attention to attachment concerns, abandonment fears, self-esteem, body image, and problems that come up from family of origin dynamics. Sessions aim to untangle what keeps someone stuck and build clearer ways to respond. Kriss offers several ways to meet, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies by location and therapist availability. She speaks English and sees people in California. To begin, a person selects Start Therapy, fills out a short matching questionnaire, and schedules according to therapist availability.

Kriss seeks to work collaboratively so clients feel understood and can move toward what matters most to them.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Kriss lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Depression
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Body image
Codependency
Control issues
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Kriss names

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Online support

Emotion-focused and attachment work online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and working with core emotions to improve how people relate to themselves and others; it can help with relationship distress, anxiety linked to connection, and problems that stem from feeling unsafe emotionally. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current ways of relating and helps people notice patterns that repeat now, useful for concerns like abandonment fears, codependency, and trust issues. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows what the client brings and supports self-directed change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kriss will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and how they react to different ideas, then collaborate to shape a plan that fits. The process is shared and flexible rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit varying needs. Video lets people read facial cues and hold deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing support easier between longer sessions. These options are intended to increase access and make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, and other life demands.

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Questions people ask

What issues does Kriss address in therapy?

Kriss works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship struggles, addictions, trauma and abuse, and related concerns such as parenting, sleeping, eating, and self-esteem.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style leans on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment ideas, combined with client-centered and cognitive behavioral elements to help people name feelings and change unhelpful patterns.

What is her clinical background?

She has 15 years of experience working with a range of life challenges and focuses on issues like attachment, abandonment, family of origin problems, and transitions.

Where is Kriss licensed and based?

Kriss is a California LMFT and practices in California.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy with Kriss?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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