About Kristin
Kristin Ray uses a practical, client-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas. Kristin focuses on teaching coping skills and easing overwhelming feelings so everyday life feels more manageable.
She spends time listening first, then helps clients reframe negative thoughts and test new ways of coping. Kristin draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking. She also uses EMDR to address traumatic memories when appropriate.
How Kristin works
Sessions aim to be collaborative. Clients set goals and Kristin helps design steps to reach them. She offers guidance on improving sleep, reducing panic, and rebuilding motivation after setbacks.
Her work includes support for people dealing with relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, career stress, and identity-related issues such as LGBT concerns. Kristin also helps with a range of mood and stress-related conditions including bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and ADHD challenges. Kristin has nine years of counseling experience.
She holds a Master of Science in Counseling and practices using several methods, including mindfulness and motivational interviewing. The focus is on finding clear, doable strategies that fit each person's life and needs.
Kristin lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Kristin works with
The areas below are the ones Kristin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online care
Kristin commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR alongside client-centered methods. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. EMDR works with processing distressing memories and can help lessen the emotional charge of traumatic events. Client-centered work centers the client's goals and choices, helping people shape sessions around what matters to them.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Kristin will talk with each person about their needs and preferences and suggest approaches that fit their situation. Decisions about focus and techniques are made collaboratively and can change as progress unfolds.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversational work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer flexible, on-the-go ways to check in between longer sessions. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and daily life.
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