Kris Rice

Kris Rice is a Kansas-based licensed social worker with 23 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and relationship challenges. Kris works with clients who are coping with trauma, depression, grief, and self-esteem struggles. She aims to offer respectful and compassionate support as people take steps toward change.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. She tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all script. Sessions often include exploring how past attachment patterns affect present relationships and identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Mindfulness practices and emotion-focused conversation are used to help people stay present and process difficult feelings.

Kris also helps with life transitions like career changes, parenting strain, divorce and blended family adjustments. She listens for patterns such as codependency, control issues, or abandonment fears and helps people find clearer ways to communicate and make decisions. Work on intimacy-related concerns or forgiveness is handled with steady, goal-oriented steps.

Her style combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools and motivational techniques. That mix helps people notice unhelpful habits, try small changes, and build momentum. Kris emphasizes realistic, achievable goals so progress feels tangible.

People who choose her can expect a calm, direct partner in the work. She encourages honest talk, practical strategies, and steady support while people practice new ways of responding to stress and relationships.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current connections. In practice this means looking at how people relate under stress and trying new ways of connecting so relationships feel safer and more predictable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then tests small changes to see if life feels better. Both approaches can be used to address anger, anxiety, trauma reactions, and relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean starting with listening and support, then adding CBT exercises, mindfulness practices, or attachment-focused conversations as progress is made.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when a full session is not needed. Some people find phone or video sessions help them maintain momentum between life demands, while others prefer a rhythm of regular longer sessions to practice new skills.