About Kristen
Kristen (Elliott) Hepler helps people who are dealing with anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, depression, grief, and life changes. She is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with 12 years of experience. Kristen writes in a direct, warm way and aims to make starting therapy feel straightforward.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together. Sessions tend to be interactive and practical, with attention to daily patterns and small behavior changes.
How Kristen works
Kristen combines this work with attention to brain health ideas to give concrete tools people can try between sessions. Kristen describes her style as warm, interactive, and nonjudgmental. She avoids labels and treats people with respect and sensitivity.
That approach can make it easier to talk about hard topics like guilt, shame, emptiness, or loneliness. She also supports concerns tied to pregnancy and childbirth, postpartum depression, workplace issues, life purpose, and challenges common to young adults. Kristen helps people talk through relationship stress and cope with grief after a loss.
People who choose her can expect clear goals, homework they can use in daily life, and steady check-ins on progress. When someone is ready to begin, she asks a few simple questions and then schedules the first session to match the person's needs.
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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How CBT and online sessions can work together
Kristen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors. CBT breaks problems into clear pieces so someone can practice different responses and track small improvements. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, relationship worries, and coping with life transitions.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will ask about goals, day-to-day challenges, and what feels doable. Together they will pick techniques and adjust them over time so the work fits the person's needs and preferences.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people talk face to face and use screen-shared worksheets. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when a camera feels like too much. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, and fitting support into busy days. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, childcare, or school commitments, and they give several ways to keep progress moving between in-depth sessions.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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