Dr. Kristin Good, CA Psychologist PSY20854

Dr. Kristin Good is a California psychologist who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, midlife transitions, and related concerns. She speaks English and Spanish and brings 24 years of experience to sessions. Her work is grounded in listening, practical skills, and helping clients set goals they find meaningful.

She uses a client-centered stance that starts with the person's priorities. Together they decide on goals and practice new coping tools. Sessions focus on usable skills for daily life - not just ideas but things people can try between meetings.

Her approach draws on well-known methods such as cognitive behavioral work to notice and change unhelpful thoughts, dialectical skills for emotion regulation, and EMDR for trauma-related memories when appropriate. She also integrates Jungian perspectives and mindfulness to help people find personal meaning and greater self-compassion.

Dr. Good aims to help people reduce suffering and build strengths that last. She often frames problems as opportunities for growth and teaches strategies for handling grief, addiction struggles, sleep and eating issues, parenting stress, and chronic health challenges. The emphasis is on real-world change that fits each person’s life.

If someone is considering therapy, she asks them to identify what they most want to change and to try skills between sessions. This practical, collaborative style helps clients move from coping to thriving on terms that matter to them.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. In practice this means the therapist helps people name goals and guides the session around what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. These skills can help with anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. EMDR addresses distressing memories by pairing guided attention with brief, structured procedures to reduce emotional intensity when trauma is involved.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they try a few techniques and adjust what isn't helping so the work stays relevant and useful.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Some methods translate well to remote meetings and can be adapted to phone or video; the therapist will discuss which formats would support the goals you bring to therapy.