Kristin Ray

Kristin Ray is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people reduce anxiety and low mood. She practices with a trauma-informed mindset and works collaboratively with clients to set realistic goals. Her style centers on listening first, then building tools that fit each person’s life.

Kristin uses methods aimed at changing thinking patterns and improving coping skills. She helps people reframe intrusive thoughts and build healthier daily routines. Sessions often focus on practical steps to feel calmer and more able to manage stress.

Her background includes nine years of clinical work and a Master of Science in Counseling. Kristin draws on a mix of therapy approaches to address issues like depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, and ADHD-related struggles. She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns, body image, and parenting stress.

Clients bring a range of challenges such as grief from separation, family of origin problems, multicultural concerns, and post-traumatic stress. Kristin supports work on self-esteem, self-harm coping, and healing after sexual assault and abuse. She also helps people facing career stress, midlife transitions, and compassion fatigue.

Sessions are offered in English and take place with a focus on practical problem solving and emotional processing. People who want to begin are invited to use the Start Therapy button to complete a short questionnaire and arrange a time to meet. Kristin practices in Texas as an LPC.

How Kristin’s approaches translate to online care

Kristin often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and following the client’s priorities to build trust and clarity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change thinking and behavior, which can reduce anxiety and low mood.

She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for processing traumatic memories when appropriate. EMDR involves guided processing of distressing memories to reduce their emotional intensity and can help with post-traumatic stress and trauma-related symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust plans based on what helps most. This collaborative process lets the client steer sessions and try different techniques until a good fit is found.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and make it possible to connect from different locations. Licensed professionals can adapt the methods above to work well in remote sessions while focusing on practical skills and emotional processing.