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Online therapist

Krista Arrington

Supportive LCSW for practical family guidance

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
30 years
Licensed in
California
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Krista

Krista Arrington is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings three decades of experience to family and parenting concerns. She focuses on clear, practical work. Sessions center on setting goals, solving problems, and tracking progress in a respectful relationship.

Parents who are worried about everyday struggles can expect straightforward, compassionate guidance. Krista has spent her career in community outpatient settings and more recently in public schools. That background shaped her skill in supporting people through life transitions, relationship tensions, grief and loss, and sleep difficulties.

Background and approach

She also has knowledge related to learning disabilities and neuro-diverse learners, and how these issues affect parenting and family dynamics. Her style is empathic and direct. She combines mindfulness practices with cognitive behavioral ideas and family systems thinking.

Techniques are chosen to match each person’s goals and daily life. Humor and plain talk are used when helpful. In sessions, Krista helps people notice unhelpful patterns and learn simple skills they can try between visits.

She works with both immediate problems and longer-term personal growth. Conversations tend to be practical, focused, and paced to what feels doable. Krista practices in California as LCSW CA LCSW15127 and conducts sessions in English.

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, follow the site’s Start Therapy flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule appointments based on therapist availability.

How Krista uses CBT and Mindfulness online

Krista uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT sessions often include concrete exercises and brief homework to practice new reactions to stressful situations.

She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices. These skills help with stress, sleep problems, anxiety, and staying present during difficult family moments.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and daily routines, then recommend and try techniques together. Plans are adjusted as progress is tracked so the work feels useful and realistic.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy family life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions offer flexibility without video. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between sessions or use shorter touchpoints when that suits them. These options support consistent follow-through and practical skill-building.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship strain, family conflicts, parenting challenges, grief, sleep problems, mood concerns like depression and bipolar, anxiety, and stress.
What is Krista's approach in sessions?
Her style is empathic and straightforward, using goal-setting, problem solving, and progress checks. She blends mindfulness and cognitive behavioral ideas to teach practical skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Krista has 30 years of experience in community outpatient programs and in public school settings, working with a broad range of family and life transition issues.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California with license number CA LCSW LCSW15127 and conducts work from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Krista offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

  • Relationship issues
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience
30 years
Licensed
California
Languages
English

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