Kristin Ray , LPC

Kristin Ray is a Texas-based, trauma-informed Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nine years of clinical experience who partners with people to reduce anxiety, ease persistent sadness, and build practical coping strategies. She uses a collaborative, client-centered stance so that each person helps shape the goals and direction of therapy, choosing the skills and interventions that fit their life and values.

Kristin brings specialized training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - a therapy used to process traumatic memories - and is an approved provider of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), a structured approach for addressing trauma-related symptoms. She also applies cognitive techniques to help reframe intrusive negative thoughts and restore motivation and self-esteem. Kristin holds a Master of Science in Counseling, a graduate degree preparing clinicians for clinical practice, and maintains licensure in Texas as LPC 72111, indicating her status as a Licensed Professional Counselor.

Her practice emphasizes unlocking resilience, improving relationships, and developing coping skills that are practical and sustainable. Kristin offers a supportive, encouraging presence aimed at helping people reclaim energy and move toward their goals. She is not currently accepting clients.

Online approaches for trauma, mood, and coping

Kristin Ray integrates several evidence-informed approaches into online work. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own goals and preferences, offering a supportive space where the therapist follows the client's lead to build insight and practical change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, helping people develop concrete skills to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) provides a structured way to process distressing memories and symptoms related to trauma, often used when trauma has a clear impact on daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kristin works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and comfort level, and she adapts treatment as progress unfolds. This collaborative exploration helps ensure therapy is personalized and effective.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy lives, manage family or work responsibilities, and access licensed professionals from different locations. These options allow continuity of care and the ability to use approaches like CBT and EMDR in formats that work for the individual.