Kristie Pagel-Compagner

Kristie Pagel-Compagner is a licensed social worker who draws on 25 years of clinical experience. She offers steady, practical support for people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, and major life changes. Her style is warm and collaborative, and she focuses on clear steps clients can try between sessions.

She uses client-centered work to listen closely and tailor conversations to each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for intense emotions and better emotional regulation. Psychodynamic ideas are used when exploring how past relationships shape present patterns.

Kristie often supports people managing caregiver stress, chronic illness, and complicated grief. She also addresses mood disorders, panic attacks, self-esteem struggles, and problems tied to family of origin. Her sessions include practical communication coaching and tools to reduce overwhelm.

People meet her in a respectful, nonjudgmental setting where they can talk through painful memories and try new ways of relating. She encourages small, trackable goals so progress feels real. Over time clients work toward more stable mood, clearer boundaries, and steadier day-to-day coping.

Kristie practices in Michigan and works in English. She helps people who want a thoughtful, experienced clinician to guide them through emotional recovery and life transitions.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Kristie uses client-centered therapy to focus conversations on each person's goals and needs, offering a listening style that follows what the client brings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot patterns of thinking and try small behavioral experiments that can reduce anxiety and depression.

Choosing the right way of working is a team effort. Kristie discusses goals, symptoms, and preferences with each client and adjusts methods as progress unfolds. This collaborative process helps find an approach that fits the person's life and concerns.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue care during life transitions while keeping work on goals like mood stabilization, communication skills, and managing caregiver stress.