Krista McKelvin, LPC

Krista McKelvin is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns. She commonly helps people who have faced trauma or emotional abuse and those managing life changes like career shifts or grief.

Her day-to-day approach is straightforward and conversational. She focuses on building rapport and treats people with respect, empathy, and sensitivity. Sessions are paced without pressure so people can move at their own speed.

Krista draws from cognitive behavioral therapy, client-centered therapy, and solution-focused methods. That means sessions often include practical strategies for changing unhelpful thoughts, time spent listening to what matters most to the person, and goal-focused steps to try between meetings. She adapts these tools to fit each person's needs.

People come to her for a wide range of concerns, from addictions and bipolar symptoms to social anxiety, ADHD, and issues around intimacy or identity. She also supports people facing codependency, domestic violence histories, or gender dysphoria, tailoring conversations to each topic.

Her work has a vocational counseling background, so she often integrates career and life-direction conversations into therapy. If someone is ready to start, she guides them through a simple first step and helps set goals for therapy.

How evidence-based approaches work in online therapy

Krista uses cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods in her online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-centered therapy centers the person's own goals and experience, with the therapist listening and reflecting to help people find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Krista will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods together and adjust as needed. That collaborative decision-making helps shape a plan that fits each person's situation.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a good lower-bandwidth option, live chat supports short check-ins, and messaging works well for ongoing notes or quick reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and try different ways of connecting as needs change.