- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Brain health approaches
- Stress and grief support
About Kristen
Kristen (Elliott) Hepler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 12 years of experience. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship concerns, and life changes. She also addresses feelings of emptiness, isolation, guilt and shame, and issues related to pregnancy, postpartum, women's health, work, and young adulthood.
Kristen uses practical, evidence-based methods grounded in cognitive-behavioral ideas alongside attention to brain health. In sessions she talks through thoughts, behavior patterns, and everyday habits that keep problems going. She focuses on small, concrete steps clients can try between meetings to notice change.
Her meetings are interactive and conversational. She aims to reduce stigma around struggles and treats people with respect and sensitivity. Kristen listens for how past experiences and current demands shape feelings of guilt, shame, or low mood, then works with clients to test different ways of responding.
Clients can expect a mix of direct skill teaching and discussion about patterns that cause distress. Kristen helps people recognize unhelpful thinking, practice new responses, and track progress over time. She also integrates ideas about brain health and regulation when relevant to the client's concerns.
For someone carrying guilt or shame, sessions focus on clear, practical steps rather than judgment. Kristen helps identify where those feelings come from and what small changes might ease their daily impact. To begin, she asks about current struggles, history, and goals so she can suggest the next steps.
How CBT and brain health ideas are used in online sessions
Kristen draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions often include identifying common thinking traps, testing beliefs with small experiments, and practicing new skills that reduce anxiety or low mood.She also integrates brain health concepts to support regulation and focus. That can mean tracking sleep, routines, or simple strategies that affect energy and mood, and then connecting those patterns to emotional ups and downs.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. She will work with clients to see which methods fit their concerns, goals, and preferences, and adjust as they learn what helps most.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, save travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Phone sessions can be a practical option if less bandwidth is available, while video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and nonverbal cues. Licensed professionals can use these formats to help clients apply CBT skills and brain health strategies in everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, and life changes. Additional focuses include emptiness, guilt and shame, isolation, and issues around pregnancy, postpartum, women's health, workplace matters, and young adulthood.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses cognitive-behavioral ideas and brain health perspectives to trace where guilt and shame come from. Sessions involve talking through thought patterns and practicing different responses to reduce their daily impact.
What is her experience and background?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working as a counselor and incorporates brain health approaches into her practice. Her work has included clients with depression, anxiety, and adjustment issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Please check the booking flow to see which formats are offered today.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.