Kristilee (Kristi) Cappaert
Practical support for life transitions and relationships
LCSW, LISW Iowa
- Experience
- 5 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Kristilee
Kristilee (Kristi) Cappaert is a licensed social worker practicing in Iowa who focuses on a broad range of emotional and relationship concerns.
Background and approach
She brings five years of clinical experience and assists people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, intimacy and parenting issues, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas she addresses include blended family struggles, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control problems, end-of-life and hospice-related concerns, and challenges after divorce or infidelity.
Kristi draws on several evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, motivational interviewing, mindfulness practices, solution-focused and client-centered approaches. Her style emphasizes collaboration - helping clients identify and reframe automatic thoughts, practice new coping skills, and set practical goals that fit their lives.
She describes therapy as a guided partnership in which she helps clients explore patterns and choose interventions that suit their needs. Clients work with Kristi through flexible online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
She holds credentials as an LCSW and an LISW and practices with attention to individual strengths while supporting life changes and healing.
Online Approaches That Support Practical Change
Kristi commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods to help people break unhelpful thinking patterns and build workable coping strategies. CBT focuses on identifying automatic thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce distress, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day problems. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration so clients can explore their values and goals and feel supported while making changes.She also integrates elements of dialectical behavior therapy when skills training around emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, or distress tolerance is useful. DBT-based techniques offer concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving communication in relationships. Finding the right combination of approaches is considered part of the therapeutic process; Kristi works collaboratively with each person to tailor methods to their needs, goals, and preferences rather than applying a single technique to every situation.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and choose the interaction style that feels most comfortable while working toward practical progress.
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Experience
5+ years
Licensed
Illinois, Iowa, New Jersey
Languages
English