About Kristy
Kristy Groves is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and struggles with addiction. She focuses on building confidence, improving self-esteem, and supporting people through grief and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. Kristy works with LGBT issues, body image, and gender dysphoria, and she offers practical support for parenting, career changes, and coping with life transitions.
Kristy uses straightforward conversation and collaborative problem solving.
How Kristy works
She treats people as the experts in their own lives and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions tend to focus on clear, doable steps rather than long lectures. The goal is steady progress you can notice between meetings.
Her approach draws on several evidence-based methods including cognitive behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and actions, mindfulness to increase present-moment awareness, and acceptance and commitment techniques to clarify values and take meaningful steps. Dialectical behavior ideas are used when people need skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships.
Kristy has five years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW. She practices in Missouri and conducts sessions in English. People who prefer flexible formats can meet by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Getting started usually begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. Kristy aims to make therapy practical and focused, helping people find tools that work in their daily lives.
Kristy lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
What Kristy works with
The areas below are the ones Kristy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Kristy’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, value-driven steps. Online ACT sessions often include exercises to notice thoughts and commit to actions that match personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which works well over video or messaging because homework and thought records can be shared between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve mood, and these skills can be practiced during or after a session.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kristy works together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative planning can change over time as goals shift and new skills are learned.
Online formats used include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full-session conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports faster check-ins, and text messaging is helpful for short check-ins or working through brief exercises between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and help people fit therapy into busy lives.
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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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