Kris Rice, LSCSW
Kansas · 23 years in practice
Kris Rice is a licensed social worker who approaches therapy with Emotionally-Focused Therapy at the center of her work.
License and registration
- LSCSW, Kansas
- LSCSW 3841 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1306991419 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Kris
Kris Rice is a licensed social worker who approaches therapy with Emotionally-Focused Therapy at the center of her work. She brings 23 years of experience and aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where people can talk about what matters most to them. She focuses on stress and anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship and intimacy-related concerns.
She also helps with self-esteem, grief, anger, career questions, and parenting challenges.
Background and approach
Kris works with issues like codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, and mood disorders as part of her practice. Her style is client-centered and grounded in attachment-based ideas. Sessions often explore emotional patterns and how those patterns show up in relationships.
Cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness exercises are used when they fit a person’s goals and needs. Kris tailors conversations and plans to each person. She listens for what a client needs and adjusts pacing and strategies accordingly.
This might mean focusing on skill-building one week and processing painful memories the next. People who choose her work with someone who aims to be practical and encouraging. Kris frames therapy as a collaborative process where small changes add up over time.
She helps clients set clear goals and checks in regularly on progress.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kris lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kris names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion-focused approaches in online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name core emotions and how those emotions shape relationships. It supports work on attachment needs and improving emotional communication. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that form in close relationships and helps people understand and change those patterns to feel more connected and supported.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the client’s lead. This approach helps when someone needs time to find words for their experience and wants a steady, accepting presence while they work through change.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kris will work collaboratively to choose methods that match the client’s goals, preferences, and life situation. That might mean combining emotion-focused work with practical CBT skills or mindfulness exercises depending on what feels most helpful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction, phone calls can fit a busy schedule or lower bandwidth, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing, asynchronous reflection. These options aim to make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and keep momentum between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Kris address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, career questions, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Kris uses a client-centered tone and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to explore emotions and relationship patterns, with mindfulness and CBT tools added when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 23 years of professional experience working with a broad range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credentials does Kris hold and where is she based?
She is a KS LSCSW, which is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker in Kansas, and practices from Kansas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the person’s preference and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kris?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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