About Kristen
Kristen (Elliott) Hepler is a licensed professional counselor in Texas who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She speaks plainly and creates a calm space for someone starting therapy for the first time. Kristen draws on 12 years of experience to guide clients through difficult moments and next steps.
Her sessions tend to be interactive and warm. She approaches conversations without labels and emphasizes respect and compassion.
Background and approach
That makes it easier to talk about hard things like grief, relationship strain, or feelings of emptiness. Kristen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, paired with brain health ideas, to address symptoms and everyday struggles. She works with each person to notice unhelpful thinking, test new behaviors, and build routines that support mood and focus.
Practical tools and simple homework are commonly part of the work. She also brings knowledge of neurofeedback and brain health coaching into care when it fits a person's needs. Those elements are offered alongside talk therapy to support mood, attention, and stress regulation in some plans.
Kristen aims to meet people where they are and move at a comfortable pace. She helps clients clarify goals, try manageable steps, and track progress so changes feel real. The focus is on useful skills and steady improvement rather than labels or quick fixes.
Approaches and online options that fit your life
Kristen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and experiment with different behaviors. CBT focuses on practical strategies - identifying thought patterns, testing new responses, and building routines - that often help with anxiety, depression, and stress.She also integrates brain health ideas and neurofeedback knowledge when relevant, explaining how attention, sleep, and daily habits affect mood and focus. Those elements are used to complement talk therapy and to support changes in energy, concentration, and emotional balance.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristen works with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and preferences, adjusting methods as progress is tracked. She will talk through options and suggest steps that feel doable rather than overwhelming.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel time. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is low, live chat fits quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports shorter, ongoing contact. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into real life and maintain steady momentum toward change.
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- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English