Kristi A. Finnan, MS, LMFT, CSW

Kristi Finnan's Energetic Approach Helps Patients Make Positve Life Changes

Kristi A. Finnan brings an energetic and optimistic approach to the therapeutic process inspiring recovery and hope to each client she counsels.

Kristi’s clinical experience includes working on the Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rhinelander WI as a Certified Social Worker. She worked with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians providing psychiatric assessment, treatment and access to community services for patients in acute psychological distress. Her clinical experience as a community mental health, private practice and in-home family therapist allowed her to provide mental health treatment to a multicultural and diverse population. Kristi provided in-home caregiver support to senior citizens and was an on-call emergency screener providing acute crisis assessment, intervention and emergency services.

Kristi has a holistic approach when working with her clients and their families. Kristi’s clinical approach is strength based, emotionally focused, and solution focused, ever mindful of the environment in which the person lives in. Kristi guides her clients on the journey of self-discovery, inspiring her clients to face the many challenges and solutions that life presents. Kristi enjoys working with adolescents, individuals, couples, and senior citizens and is particularly adept at working with women of all ages.

Kristi earned both her B.A. and M.S. degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northern Illinois University.

Kristi’s goal for her clients’ therapeutic experience is to foster a respectful, collaborative and compassionate relationship while providing a safe, supportive environment for their recovery.