Kristine Donaldson, LCSW
Illinois · 14 years in practice
Kristine Donaldson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois.
License and registration
- LCSW, Illinois
- 149.018622 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1790089548 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
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About Kristine
Kristine Donaldson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois. She has 14 years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, and a wide range of life challenges. Kristine aims to build trust and respect so clients feel safe to share what matters most.
She prioritizes a warm, straightforward style. Sessions focus on practical skills, emotion work, and clear steps you can try between meetings. She uses approaches that include Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, EMDR, and mindfulness practices to guide the work.
Background and approach
Kristine helps people coping with grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, addictions, and major life changes. She also supports concerns such as panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, mood conditions, workplace stress, and problems communicating with others. Practical goals might include better mood regulation, clearer boundaries, or reducing avoidance.
Her sessions are collaborative and paced to fit each person. She leans on evidence-informed tools while listening for the story behind symptoms. Over time the work blends skills practice, emotional processing, and problem solving to meet real life needs.
Kristine offers care in English and provides online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kristine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
Approaches Kristine names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How chosen approaches translate to online therapy
Kristine uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and shift unhelpful emotional patterns. This approach aims to identify core emotions and create new ways of relating to those feelings, which can ease distress and improve connections with others.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is hands-on and goal oriented, useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and workplace stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.
Finding the right method is part of the work. Kristine will collaborate with each person to choose which approaches fit their goals and preferences. She tailors pacing and techniques so sessions align with what the person needs now and what they want to change over time.
Online sessions can make consistent care easier. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people keep therapy in reach amid busy schedules and changing demands.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Kristine address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, compassion fatigue, addictions, and parenting strain. Additional focus areas include panic, OCD symptoms, workplace problems, and relationship or communication difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. Sessions combine emotion-focused work with skill building from CBT and DBT and mindfulness techniques.
What background and experience does she bring?
Kristine has 14 years of clinical experience as a social worker working in mental health settings and with people facing depression, anxiety, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Illinois and practices there.
Which languages are supported and can she work with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered for online work?
Kristine offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and the subscription model in use; sessions operate via a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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