Krista Hanks , LPC

Krista Hanks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem struggles. She works with individuals coping with trauma, ADHD, and the emotional fallout of major life changes. Krista aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and straightforward.

She creates short-term goals and practical strategies clients can use between sessions. Conversations focus on understandable steps - managing panic, calming anxiety, improving communication, and easing shame or guilt. Krista pays attention to how attachment and abandonment concerns show up in relationships and daily life.

Her work includes attention to body image, chronic pain or illness, and the ways these affect mood and self-worth. She helps people untangle control issues, jealousy, or the stress that follows separation and divorce. Sessions also address life purpose, isolation, and recurring patterns that keep problems in place.

Krista draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person’s needs. She emphasizes practical coping tools alongside space to process difficult memories and emotions. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Clients can expect a respectful, empathetic approach that balances support with clear steps forward. Krista encourages exploration of strengths and small experiments that lead to better daily functioning and stronger emotional resilience.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Krista uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build skills. One common approach focuses on teaching practical coping strategies for anxiety and panic, such as breathing exercises and stepwise exposure to feared situations, which can reduce the frequency of panic attacks and help people feel more in control. Another approach centers on addressing trauma and difficult memories through paced processing and grounding methods that aim to lessen intense reactions and improve daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Krista will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s current needs, goals, and comfort level, and she will adjust the plan as progress is made. The process is gradual and guided by what helps most in everyday life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different routines. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and chat or messaging fits those who prefer writing or need ongoing brief support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep work moving forward.