Kyria Chrisp-Stashak, LPC - Therapist in Alaska

About Kyria

Kyria Chrisp-Stashak is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Alaska with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship concerns. Kyria aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and understandable.

Her style is straightforward and compassionate. Kyria creates a calm space where people can talk through difficult feelings without judgment. She helps clients name problems, set small goals, and try concrete strategies to improve daily life.

Background and approach

Many come for help with parenting, intimacy-related concerns, or challenges tied to addiction and mood disorders. She also addresses attachment and blended family issues when those come up. Her work includes support for LGBT concerns, coping with life changes, and struggles with self-esteem.

Kyria listens for patterns that cause recurring conflict or distress and helps people practice new ways of responding. Sessions balance understanding what happened with hands-on steps to feel steadier day to day. Kyria offers sessions in English and uses a range of formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

She recognizes that real life gets in the way of healing and tries to make therapy fit into busy schedules. Practical tools and steady support are central to her approach. Her Alaska LPC license number is AK LPC 122318.

She encourages anyone ready to explore change to take one small step and reach out for a conversation about what might help.

Approaches for online family and parenting concerns

Evidence-based approaches focus therapy toward clear goals and practical change. One common technique is cognitive-behavioral work, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses to reduce anxiety and mood symptoms. This approach is useful for stress, depression, and many everyday worries.

Another helpful method involves attachment-focused strategies that look at how past relationships shape current reactions. These ideas support work on communication, intimacy, abandonment concerns, and family-of-origin patterns. They help people practice new ways of connecting and reduce repeated hurts.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, suggest methods that fit your needs, and adjust plans as you try them. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match how quickly you want to move.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy households and those living in Alaska. Video calls make it possible to work face-to-face from home, while phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow shorter or more frequent check-ins. These options make it easier to fit therapy around parenting, work, and other commitments.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Kyria works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addictions, and related issues like parenting and family problems.

How would you describe her therapy style?

She uses a direct and compassionate approach that focuses on listening, identifying patterns, and trying practical strategies to improve day-to-day functioning.

What experience does she bring?

She has ten years of professional work experience helping people navigate mood disorders, trauma, relationship challenges, and co-occurring concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, AK LPC 122318, practicing in Alaska.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Alaska
Languages: English

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