Dr. Kristen Dreyfus, LMFT
North Carolina · 17 years in practice
Dr. Kristen Dreyfus is a licensed marriage and family therapist in North Carolina who helps people facing relationship strain, anxiety, life transitions, and grief.
License and registration
- LMFT, North Carolina
- 2043 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1144854407 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 17
- 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 Kristen
Dr. Kristen Dreyfus is a licensed marriage and family therapist in North Carolina who helps people facing relationship strain, anxiety, life transitions, and grief. She sees clients who are dealing with stress, parenting strain, career uncertainty, and questions about identity.
Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at practical change rather than jargon. Dr. Dreyfus uses Systemic therapy to look at how relationships and roles influence behavior and emotions.
She also draws on Attachment-Based approaches to help people notice patterns in closeness and distance.
Background and approach
Emotionally-Focused Therapy techniques are used to slow things down and work with core feelings in the moment. Across sessions she focuses on communication, problem solving, and building clearer boundaries. Simple, manageable tools are prioritized so clients can try new ways of responding between visits.
She also helps people work through trauma reactions and long-standing family patterns at a pace that feels tolerable. Her work is attentive to issues like abandonment, attachment struggles, blended family challenges, and caregiver stress. She supports people living with chronic pain, chronic illness, or neurodivergent traits such as autism and Asperger syndrome when those factors affect relationships and daily functioning.
With 17 years of clinical experience, Dr. Dreyfus balances practical steps with emotional understanding. She aims to create an affirming environment where people can name what’s hard, practice new interactions, and decide which next steps fit their life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kristen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kristen names
- Systemic Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Systemic therapy looks at relationships, roles, and patterns to understand where tension builds. Online sessions using a systemic lens help identify how routines, communication habits, and roles influence stress and conflict in daily life. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of closeness and distance that shape how people relate. In remote work this approach helps clients recognize triggers for withdrawal or worry and practice different responses during conversations. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people slow down around strong feelings and name what those emotions mean in relationships. EFT techniques work well in video or phone sessions when the therapist guides real-time interaction and supports new ways of connecting. Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they refine methods over time so sessions stay relevant to what the client needs. Online formats offer practical advantages. Video calls let the therapist and client work face-to-face for interaction-based skills. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection, quick problem solving, and brief emotional support between longer sessions.We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?
Dr. Dreyfus works with issues such as relationships, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, stress, parenting challenges, career questions, and intimacy-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends Systemic thinking with attachment and emotion-focused techniques to help people notice patterns, practice new interactions, and manage strong feelings in the moment.
What is her professional background?
She has 17 years of clinical experience helping people navigate life transitions, family dynamics, and identity-related concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in North Carolina.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.
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