About Kristy
Kristy Paddack is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 14 years of experience who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She offers straightforward support for people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. She emphasizes each person's strengths and works alongside them as they take steps toward a more satisfying life.
Kristy listens first, then helps people sort through what feels most urgent. Sessions focus on practical coping skills, clearer thinking, and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Background and approach
She encourages small, doable steps that fit into everyday life. Her background includes over a decade of clinical work in Texas supporting people through major life changes. That time has given her experience with a wide range of concerns, including family of origin issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic health challenges, and substance use problems.
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to shape each plan. Kristy believes the client is the expert on their own story. She blends active listening with collaborative problem solving, so goals come from what matters most to the person in the room.
The aim is to reduce overwhelm and build reliable coping methods. People who choose Kristy can expect a steady, respectful approach and tools they can use outside sessions. She supports international clients and conducts therapy in English.
She practices from Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
Practical approaches for online anxiety and stress care
Kristy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on concrete change. One approach emphasizes teaching coping skills you can use when anxiety flares - simple breathing, grounding, and behavioral strategies to reduce overwhelm in the moment. Another approach centers on working through difficult experiences and grief by creating a manageable plan to process feelings and rebuild routine and meaning.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristy will listen to a person’s goals and daily challenges, then suggest methods that fit those needs. Together they adjust the plan as progress is made so work in sessions connects to real life outside appointments.
Online therapy makes this kind of work more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing between sessions or need brief, timely support. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and varied locations.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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