Kristina Hoeksema, LMSW

Kristina Hoeksema is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Michigan with five years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, anger, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on issues connected to adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver stress, and end-of-life care.

Kristina centers sessions on the client’s lived knowledge. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and looks for practical strengths to build on. Conversations are direct and goal-oriented, with attention to what feels doable day to day.

Her approach involves clear steps rather than vague theory. She helps people name patterns, practice new ways of responding, and test changes between sessions. For anger this can mean learning short-term strategies to de-escalate and longer-term work on triggers and communication.

Kristina draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, grief, and persistent anxiety. She helps people untangle family of origin patterns, manage impulsivity, and rebuild confidence after difficult life events. Clinical details are adapted to each person’s situation and goals.

Conversations are practical and straightforward. She supports people through separation, caregiving strain, medical-related stress, and the complicated feelings that come with forgiveness, guilt, or shame. International clients can be included and sessions are conducted in English.

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