About Callista
Callista Shrum is a Licensed Professional Counselor working in Oklahoma who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, anger, depression, and self-esteem concerns. She aims to meet each person with respect and compassion and to create practical plans for the issues that brought them to therapy. Callista frames the work as a collaborative process.
She listens for what matters most and tailors sessions to fit each person's situation.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize clear steps people can try between meetings, and she helps track progress over time. Her practice includes support for people facing substance use and co-occurring mood concerns. She also addresses trauma and post-traumatic stress, panic and mood disorders, postpartum depression, and problems tied to isolation, guilt, and shame.
Communication problems, control issues, and codependency are additional areas she focuses on. Callista brings seven years of professional experience to her counseling work and holds the LPC credential, Licensed Professional Counselor. She offers sessions in English and provides care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
People who want a straightforward, compassionate approach may find her style helpful. She works to make therapy a practical part of everyday life and supports people as they try new ways of coping and relating.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Callista uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the concern at hand. One common approach focuses on skills for managing anxiety and panic - teaching breathing and grounding strategies, spotting unhelpful thinking, and practicing new behaviors to reduce worry and panic symptoms. Another approach addresses trauma and related stress by helping people make sense of distressing memories, reduce overwhelming reactions, and build routines that support recovery.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Callista will discuss options, weigh what feels doable, and adjust methods as you go. This is a collaborative process that centers a person’s goals and comfort level rather than a single fixed technique.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief updates, skill practice, and flexible touchpoints between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on consistent progress.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English