About Krista
Krista McClinton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 23 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, or challenges with self-esteem. Krista aims to create a straightforward, respectful space where clients can talk and find practical ways forward.
Her approach centers on meeting each person where they are. She treats clients as the expert on their own life and builds on existing strengths.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals, small steps, and real-world strategies that people can use between meetings. Krista draws from client-centered work to keep sessions focused on the person’s priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Mindfulness tools and solution-focused methods are used when they fit a client’s needs and goals. Over two decades of practice have included helping with parenting concerns, coping with life changes, workplace stress, and issues that affect mood such as bipolar disorder and seasonal shifts. She also supports people navigating trauma, compassion fatigue, and relationship strain.
ADHD is listed among areas she addresses. People who come to Krista often want practical steps, clearer communication, and more confidence handling daily demands. She works collaboratively to set realistic goals and track progress one step at a time.
Approaches that fit online care and everyday life
Krista uses client-centered work to focus on the person’s priorities and strengths. This approach means the therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, helping them set goals that feel relevant and doable.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT helps people test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety, low mood, or problems with motivation.
Finding the right method is part of the process. Krista works with clients to decide which combination of approaches fits their goals, needs, and preferences. That decision is made together and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations, phone sessions can fit a break at work, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect before they respond. These options aim to make therapy accessible and easier to fit into daily 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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