About Krysten
Krysten Maley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and supports those facing depression and LGBT-related concerns. Her work emphasizes practical steps and encouragement to help people feel steadier day to day.
Krysten sees trauma and abuse as experiences that shape how people respond to the world, and she helps them process those experiences at a pace that feels manageable.
Background and approach
She also addresses issues like body image, gender dysphoria, guilt, shame, and social anxiety. Sessions aim to boost confidence and build clearer coping strategies. Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, and motivational interviewing.
In session she helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns, practice mindful ways to respond to stress, and set small, achievable goals that lead to change. The work is collaborative and focused on what matters to each person. Krysten emphasizes strengths and personal insight.
She treats clients as the expert of their own story and helps them use their resources to move forward. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and offers steady support through that first step and beyond. Krysten offers sessions in English and is available to international clients.
Her style is direct but warm, aimed at helping people make clear, practical progress toward feeling better.
Using CBT, Mindfulness, and Motivation Online
Krysten draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people find and change unhelpful thought patterns. CBT breaks problems into smaller parts - thoughts, feelings, and actions - so people can test beliefs and try new responses that reduce anxiety and improve mood.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices. These techniques help reduce stress, bring awareness to difficult moments, and create space to choose how to respond rather than react. Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to make changes but feel stuck by exploring values and strengthening commitment to small steps.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Krysten collaborates with each person to identify goals, experiment with methods, and adjust techniques based on what fits their life and preferences. The plan evolves as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can be used for shorter check-ins or when scheduling quick support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.
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- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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