Kristy Zufelt

Kristy Zufelt is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and anger. She frames clients as experts on their own lives and looks for strengths to build on. Kristy uses clear, practical steps so families and individuals can feel steadier in day-to-day life.

With 14 years of experience, Kristy draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to guide work in sessions. She helps people talk through coping with life changes, grief, and difficult emotions. She also addresses issues such as impulsivity, guilt, shame, and mood-related concerns.

Kristy supports people dealing with substance use challenges and related patterns that affect daily functioning. She helps with communication problems, separation or divorce adjustments, blended family issues, and the stress of midlife transitions. She also works alongside people affected by abandonment or attachment concerns.

She has experience with autism and Asperger Syndrome and includes intellectual disability among her focus areas, using practical strategies that fit each person's needs. Her work is straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to emotion and behavior.

Clients can expect a respectful, strengths-based approach that balances action and emotional connection. Kristy encourages small, achievable steps and regular check-ins to track progress and adjust plans as needed.

How Kristy’s approaches translate to online therapy

Kristy uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. ACT focuses on accepting difficult feelings while committing to actions that match personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking and try practical behavior changes that reduce anxiety and mood symptoms. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) supports understanding and naming emotions to improve connections and reduce distress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit the person’s needs. Over a few sessions, adjustments are made so the work feels useful and relevant rather than one-size-fits-all.

Session format details are not specified in the biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people join sessions when they are in a quieter setting or have limited bandwidth for video. Licensed professionals tailor pacing and homework to what fits daily routines, so therapy can be effective alongside work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.