About Krista
Krista McClinton is a licensed professional counselor in Colorado with 23 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety. She talks with clients about grief, parenting pressures, low self-esteem, and motivation in plain, practical ways.
She starts by listening so she can understand each person’s story and strengths. Sessions are collaborative - the person sets goals and Krista offers tools that fit those goals.
Background and approach
That can mean learning coping skills for panic, building routines to lift mood, or practicing communication techniques for tense relationships. Her work often brings together straightforward cognitive tools and mindfulness practices. She uses problem-focused strategies for immediate concerns and client-centered conversations for longer-term growth.
The aim is to make change feel doable and relevant to everyday life. Krista has helped people navigate career stress, burnout, and life transitions. She also supports those dealing with trauma, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and mood shifts like seasonal changes or bipolar challenges.
Her approach is practical and paced to each person’s needs. People can expect clear suggestions, gentle challenge, and steady support when they try new habits. Krista encourages small steps that build confidence over time.
She invites people to bring their questions and goals to the first sessions so they can map a path forward together.
How Krista’s approaches translate to online care
Krista uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online sessions. Client-centered work means she listens closely and follows each person’s priorities, helping them name goals and build on strengths. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on practical skills - identifying thought patterns, testing new behaviors, and practicing strategies to reduce anxiety and improve mood.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest options. That collaboration helps decide whether short-term problem-solving or a more exploratory pace will work best.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and practicing skills in real time. Phone sessions can fit into a busy schedule or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, quick strategy reminders, or when written reflection feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, school, or family life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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