Key details
- CredentialsLMFT
- LicenseLMFT, California / 100121; LMFT, Colorado / MFT.0002319
- NPI1235560491
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationCalifornia
About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Solution-Focused work
About Kari
Kari Hidalgo is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with ten years of clinical experience. She holds LMFT credentials in Colorado and California and has provided tele-mental health services for more than five years. Kari works with people facing relationship strain, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and anger among other concerns.
Kari listens to each person's story and focuses on practical steps that change daily life. Sessions emphasize clearer communication, setting reasonable boundaries, and reducing stress that leads to quick anger or ongoing resentment. She also helps people dealing with career pressure, midlife questions, and the fallout from loss or difficult transitions.
Her approach draws from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and shift behaviors. She also uses solution-focused strategies to set short-term goals and trauma-focused methods when past events are part of current struggles. These methods are used to help people regain steadiness and better manage strong emotions.
Kari balances clinical practice with family life as a wife and mother of four, which informs her focus on parenting, women's issues, and workplace pressures. She supports those facing postpartum depression, compassion fatigue, and the practical strains of family responsibilities.
Practical matters are part of the work. Kari can help people sort out forgiveness, guilt and shame, clarify life purpose, and practice self-acceptance. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session so they can begin by naming concrete goals.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients feel heard and can shape the work. Online sessions use that same attention to help people name triggers, relationship patterns, and moments when anger escalates. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors; in tele-sessions the therapist and client identify unhelpful thinking, try new reactions, and practice skills between meetings. Solution-Focused Therapy narrows the focus to small, achievable steps and short-term goals that reduce conflict and ease daily frustrations.Choosing the right mix of methods is collaborative. Kari will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels practical for the person. Together they decide whether to prioritize changing thinking patterns, building small skills, or addressing past trauma that contributes to current anger.
The original biography confirms experience with tele-mental health, but it does not list specific online formats here. Please confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit regular sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It can also support steady work on communication skills, boundary setting, and managing stress that fuels anger.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California, Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address?
Kari works with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, anger, and related concerns such as communication problems and forgiveness.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses client-centered listening alongside practical techniques from CBT and solution-focused therapy to set goals and change everyday patterns that lead to anger or frustration.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of direct counseling experience and has provided tele-mental health services for over five years.
What are her credentials and where does she practise?
She is an LMFT licensed in Colorado and California and practices from California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography notes she has provided tele-mental health services. Confirm current session formats before booking to be sure they fit your needs.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.