- CBT and ACT focus
- Handles panic concerns
- Values-based steps
About Kristy
Kristy Zufelt is a licensed clinician who focuses on helping people manage anxiety and stress in everyday life. She holds the LCMHC credential and brings 14 years of clinical experience to her sessions. Kristy speaks English and practices from Utah.
She uses straightforward, practical methods to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck. Kristy draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small steps toward them.
In sessions she treats concerns like panic disorder and panic attacks alongside mood challenges, addictions, and trauma-related issues. Kristy also addresses specific struggles such as attachment and abandonment, communication problems, and midlife transitions. Her work includes support for anger, impulsivity, and the effects of guilt or shame.
Kristy emphasizes collaboration. She believes clients know their story best and bring strengths to the process. Together they set realistic goals and choose practical tools that fit each person’s life.
Her approach aims to make therapy usable between sessions. That can mean targeted behavior changes, skills to manage intense feelings, or steps to reduce crisis moments. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used and scheduling follows based on therapist availability.
Approaches that translate well to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small, meaningful steps even when feelings are intense. It focuses on values and committed action rather than trying to eliminate uncomfortable emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce worry and panic symptoms. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding emotions and improving how people express and respond to them with others.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Kristy works with each person to see which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process can mean mixing strategies from ACT, CBT, and EFT to match real-life concerns like panic attacks, stress, or relationship challenges.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins between appointments. They also allow focusing on skills practice, breathing and grounding techniques, and behavior experiments that translate into daily routines. Kristy will help adapt exercises so they work within your schedule and environment.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Kristy commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, panic disorder and panic attacks, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions are collaborative and practical, using tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to change patterns and support values-based action.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
Kristy has 14 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including mood disorders, addiction, and trauma-related issues.
Where is Kristy licensed and practicing?
She is licensed in Utah as an LCMHC and provides services from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Kristy?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.