Kriss Light, LMFT

Kriss Light is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship concerns, addictions, trauma, and life transitions. Kriss speaks plainly and meets people where they are, guiding them toward clearer choices and more stable emotional ground.

Her work centers on making inner patterns easier to see and understand. She helps clients notice how past experiences shape current feelings and reactions. That can reduce painful repeating patterns and create more self-acceptance.

Kriss combines several therapeutic approaches to fit each person’s needs. She uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how relationships shape emotional responses. She brings Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to notice and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is part of her toolkit for addressing traumatic memories when appropriate.

Clients often come for help with parenting struggles, family conflict, aging and geriatric issues, intimacy concerns, or coping with major life changes. She also works with people facing body image, codependency, and substance-related challenges. Her background in comparative religion and a creative life as a musician inform a reflective, person-centered style.

Kriss offers an initial phone consultation to see if her approach fits a prospective client. If she is not the right fit, she will suggest up to three referrals. She is based in California and conducts work in English.

How these approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and close relationships shape emotional reactions today. Online work can help people identify attachment patterns and practice new ways of relating in everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes; it can be practical work that transfers well into daily routines. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used for traumatic memories and involves focused processing of distressing material when it fits a client's needs.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, comfort level, and the issues they bring. Clients and therapist check in together and adjust techniques as needed rather than committing to a single method up front.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy day, shorter check-ins when needed, and options that can reduce travel time. Because the original profile does not list specific session formats, confirm current options before booking. Licensed professionals often tailor session length and pace to what helps someone maintain progress while balancing work, family, and other commitments.