About Callista
Callista Shrum, LPC, focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, or problems with substance use. She speaks plainly and works to make the first steps less intimidating for someone who is worried or unsure. Her approach centers on practical steps that can ease day-to-day strain and improve mood and coping.
With seven years of professional experience, Callista draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, depression, panic, and addictions.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how stress and past harms affect current behavior and mood. Sessions include straightforward conversation, goal setting, and skills people can try between meetings. She also supports people dealing with anger, grief, isolation, and relationship communication problems.
Callista aims to help clients untangle control issues, codependency, and guilt so they can make clearer choices about recovery and personal boundaries. Callista has worked with concerns connected to first responder experiences, postpartum depression, and post-traumatic stress. She adapts her focus when people present with multiple overlapping issues, such as co-morbidity or a mix of mood and substance concerns.
Callista practices in Oklahoma and provides sessions in English. She encourages anyone feeling stuck by worry, panic attacks, or substance use to reach out and learn more about how short-term strategies and steady work can change daily life.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Callista uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and recovery. One common approach she uses teaches specific coping skills for anxiety and panic, such as breathing, grounding, and stepwise exposure to feared situations; these tools help reduce immediate distress and build confidence over time. Another approach focuses on addressing substance use and addictive behaviors by identifying triggers, building relapse prevention plans, and practicing healthier routines to replace harmful habits. Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Callista works with each person to match techniques to their goals, symptoms, and daily life. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust the plan as progress is made. Online formats let people fit therapy into busy or unpredictable schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps rapport. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging support short check-ins, quick skill reminders, and ongoing contact between longer sessions. These options provide flexibility while still focusing on clear goals and practical change.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English
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