- Collaborative approach
- Focus on coping skills
- Sleep and rest support
About Kristin
Kristin Ray is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people reduce anxiety and improve sleep and rest. She aims to meet each person where they are and works with clients to set clear, achievable goals. Kristin offers a calm, encouraging presence and helps people build coping skills that fit their daily lives.
She takes a collaborative approach. Sessions are a space to talk through intrusive or negative thoughts and to practice new ways of responding. Kristin emphasizes practical steps that can make an immediate difference, like changing daily routines or trying short mental exercises between sessions.
Her background includes work with trauma, mood concerns, and stress-related problems. She uses talk-based methods alongside tools that focus on present-moment skills and thinking patterns. That combination is meant to reduce overwhelming feelings and support better sleep and rest over time.
Kristin holds a Master of Science in Counseling and is an LPC, which means she is a licensed professional counselor in Texas. Her clinical experience includes helping people with depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and grief related to life changes.
People often seek her help for relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, and career stress. She also supports those dealing with body image, multicultural concerns, past sexual assault, and compassion fatigue. Kristin works in English and practices in Texas.
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Kristin uses client-centered methods that focus on the person in front of her. That means sessions emphasize listening, understanding your goals, and adapting techniques to your needs. This approach can help people feel heard and make practical plans that suit their life.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to anxiety and sleep problems. CBT often involves short exercises and experiments you can try between sessions to reduce worry and improve sleep habits. Another approach Kristin uses is EMDR, a trauma-focused method that works with distressing memories and their emotional impact; it is used to address past events that continue to affect mood, relationships, and rest.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kristin collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals and preferences. She reviews what is working and adjusts methods as needed so therapy stays focused and useful.
Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and try brief check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also allow for longer sessions when deeper work is needed, depending on the formats the therapist provides.
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Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, sleeping difficulties, depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and career-related stress among other concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on talking through intrusive thoughts, building coping skills, and making small changes that help day-to-day functioning.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has nine years of clinical experience working with trauma, mood concerns, and stress-related problems. That background informs her focus on reducing anxiety and improving sleep and rest.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds the LPC credential, which is a licensed professional counselor in Texas, and her practice is based in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.