About Krista
Krista McKelvin uses a practical, client-centered approach to help people work through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and trauma. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with LPC credentials and brings 15 years of experience to sessions. Krista writes treatment plans with each person’s needs in mind and keeps sessions straightforward and respectful.
Her background includes work as a vocational counselor and psychotherapist in Oklahoma and Texas. That experience informs how she helps with career decisions, parenting concerns, and life transitions.
How Krista works
She has supported people coping with physical trauma and emotional abuse, and she also addresses addictions and bipolar mood concerns. Krista blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy in her work. That mix means sessions often focus on practical steps, changing patterns of thinking, and building on what already helps.
She adapts the pace and goals to fit each person’s situation. People meeting with her can expect a calm, easygoing style that aims to reduce pressure. Krista emphasizes rapport and treats people with empathy and respect while working toward realistic goals.
She also pays attention to issues such as grief, intimacy-related challenges, ADHD, and social anxiety. Krista offers multiple formats for contact, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She helps clients move through specific problems like codependency, isolation, gender dysphoria concerns, and family problems by focusing on coping skills and clearer communication.
Krista lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Krista works with
The areas below are the ones Krista selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Krista uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and to practice new ways of responding. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, and sorting out reactions to stress. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which means sessions center on the person’s own goals and pace while the therapist listens without judgment.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Krista will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts plans over time so the methods stay useful as circumstances change.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this style of work. Video calls let people talk face to face when longer conversations are needed. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option when video is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for short check-ins, homework review, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, and life changes.
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