Kristina Hoeksema, LMSW

Kristina Hoeksema, LMSW, helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or the strain of caregiving. She meets clients where they are and focuses on practical steps to feel steadier. Her style is direct but warm, aimed at small changes that add up over time.

Kristina views each person as the expert on their own life. She looks for existing strengths to build on and helps clients name what is getting in the way. Sessions often center on clear goals and simple strategies that can be tried between meetings.

With five years of professional experience in Michigan, Kristina has worked with people facing trauma, loss, low self-esteem, and relationship and family stress. She also supports those navigating adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric concerns, cancer and hospice-related challenges, and the demands of caregiving.

Her approach is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on skills that reduce anxiety, manage anger, and improve communication. She helps clients address dissociation, impulsivity, and feelings of emptiness with practical tools and steady guidance.

Kristina emphasizes collaboration. She helps clients set realistic steps and checks progress together. The overall aim is increased confidence, clearer choices, and better day-to-day coping.

How evidence-based methods translate to online support

Kristina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skill building and symptom reduction. One common approach emphasizes teaching concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress, helping people notice triggers and try short exercises to calm down. Another approach targets grief and trauma by helping clients tell their story at a manageable pace and practice grounding and emotion regulation techniques.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and what feels doable. That means trying ideas, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together rather than following a fixed method from the start.

The profile does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, and letting people join from wherever they can focus best. It also makes continuing care simpler when life circumstances change. Licensed professionals and therapists adapt their tools to work well in remote settings while keeping sessions focused on clear goals and everyday strategies.