Kristie Riffe 

Kristie Riffe is a compassionate family advocate and experienced case management professional with more than 30 years of dedicated service supporting individuals with developmental, physical, behavioral, and mental health disabilities. Guided by her faith and a lifelong commitment to serving others, Kristie has devoted her career to helping individuals and families navigate complex healthcare, educational, and community support systems with confidence, dignity, and hope.

Throughout her career, Kristie has partnered with families facing some of life's most difficult challenges, providing compassionate guidance, advocacy, and practical solutions. She is passionate about helping parents and caregivers understand available resources, coordinate services, and overcome barriers that often feel overwhelming. Her person-centered approach empowers families to make informed decisions while ensuring they never have to face difficult circumstances alone.

Kristie's professional experience includes serving as an Indiana Medicaid Waiver Case Manager, where she coordinated multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized, person-centered care plans that promoted independence, stability, and quality of life. She has also helped numerous families navigate Indiana's special education system, including Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and Section 504 Plans. Drawing on specialized INSOURCE training and firsthand experience, she equips parents with the knowledge and confidence to advocate for the educational services and accommodations their children deserve.

Families often turn to Kristie during times of crisis. She provides compassionate support to foster, adoptive, kinship, and biological families facing behavioral, emotional, and mental health challenges. By connecting families with trusted community resources, coordinating services, and helping develop practical solutions, she brings stability, encouragement, and hope during some of life's most difficult moments.

Kristie's professional expertise is strengthened by her own personal journey. For more than 20 years, she has coordinated complex medical, educational, and behavioral care for her own children, giving her firsthand understanding of the challenges many families experience every day. This lived experience allows her to serve with exceptional empathy, authenticity, and compassion. She understands that behind every diagnosis is a person, behind every crisis is a family, and behind every struggle is a story worthy of grace and support.

Committed to lifelong learning, Kristie has completed extensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mental Health First Aid, crisis prevention and de-escalation, trauma-informed care, behavior management, intentional parenting, foster and adoptive family support, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), and youth residential behavioral health services. These evidence-informed approaches enhance her ability to provide thoughtful, individualized support tailored to each family's unique needs.

Kristie also brings more than 15 years of personal recovery experience to her work. Through continued education and active participation in recovery communities, she offers understanding, encouragement, and hope to individuals and families affected by addiction. Her journey reinforces her belief that healing is possible, lives can be restored, and every person deserves the opportunity for a new beginning.

Kristie studied Psychology at Purdue University, where she developed a strong foundation in human behavior and person-centered care. Her education, combined with decades of professional experience and lived understanding, equips her to advocate effectively for individuals and families navigating complex life challenges.

Specialized Training & Clinical Frameworks

Kristie has completed extensive training in evidence-based behavioral health approaches and trauma-informed care to better serve children, adults, and families.

Therapeutic Frameworks

• Training in the principles and practical application of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

• Training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Behavioral intervention and emotional regulation strategies

Crisis Intervention

• Certified in Mental Health First Aid

• Crisis prevention and de-escalation techniques

• Urgent mental health crisis response

• Experience supporting youth in acute and long-term residential treatment settings

Specialized Parenting & Trauma-Informed Care

Completed advanced training in:

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

• Trauma-informed care

• Intentional parenting

• Behavior management strategies

• Foster and adoptive family dynamics

• Supporting children with complex behavioral and developmental needs

At Move In Faith Consulting, Kristie is committed to walking alongside individuals and families with compassion, integrity, and faith. She believes that every person deserves to be heard, every family deserves support, and that hope and healing are possible even in life's most difficult seasons.

"You came near when I called you, and you said, 'Do not fear.' You, Lord, took up my case; you redeemed my life." — Lamentations 3:57–58

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." — Jeremiah 29:11