Krista McKelvin, LPC
Calm, practical coaching for emotional challenges
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
- Depression
How Krista works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma, Texas
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Krista
Krista McKelvin is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 15 years of experience to her practice in Texas. She offers a calm, open style and focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Her manner is low-pressure and respectful, aimed at building rapport from the first visit.
Her background includes work as a vocational counselor and psychotherapist. Over the years she has supported people facing emotional and physical trauma, addiction, parenting challenges, career transitions, and identity concerns such as gender dysphoria.
Background and approach
She also works with clients dealing with grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and issues related to social anxiety and isolation. In sessions she blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches. That means conversations center on the person's goals, practical strategies to change thinking and behavior, and steps to move forward between meetings.
She adapts the plan to match each person's needs rather than using a fixed formula. Krista emphasizes self-awareness as the first step in change. She aims to create a space where people feel heard and understood while learning skills to manage emotions and solve problems.
Her experience across vocational and clinical settings informs a straightforward, problem-solving style. People can expect a therapist who listens carefully, offers concrete tools, and respects individual pacing. She works with adults and teens and tailors work for concerns like trauma, addiction, parenting strain, and anger management.
What Krista works with
Everything Krista lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Krista's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Codependency
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Krista lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a strong working relationship. Online sessions let the therapist follow your lead while offering steady support for issues like relationship strain, parenting stress, or feelings of isolation.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Online CBT sessions include setting goals, practicing new skills, and using real-life homework to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and address mood difficulties.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes skills for regulating intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Delivered online, DBT-style work can help with anger management, crisis coping plans, and learning techniques to stay grounded during high-stress moments.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques, and adjust plans based on what works for the person. This helps tailor sessions to preferences and daily life needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all model.
Online formats used include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions fit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth situations. Live chat and text messaging let people share progress between appointments or check in when a quick question arises. These options increase flexibility for scheduling, work breaks, and ongoing skill practice.
Questions people ask about Krista
What kinds of problems can be addressed in sessions?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
The style is open and easy going with no pressure. Conversations focus on building rapport, listening carefully, and using practical strategies tailored to each person.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 15 years of experience working as a vocational counselor and psychotherapist in clinical settings.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices in Texas with licensure also documented in Oklahoma.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different scheduling needs.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.