Therapist profile
Krista Arrington, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and parenting issues
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- CBT methods
- Mindfulness practices
- Parenting dynamics
About Krista
Krista Arrington is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 30 years of clinical experience. She has worked in community-based outpatient programs and in public school settings. Krista helps people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and life transitions.
She uses collaborative goal setting and problem solving to map practical steps forward. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that no longer serve the client and on simple practices to reduce day-to-day stress. Krista combines cognitive behavioral strategies with mindfulness techniques to address thoughts, behaviors, and present-moment awareness.
Her background includes work with neurodiverse learners and special education issues, and she brings that knowledge to conversations about parenting dynamics. She also has experience supporting people dealing with caregiver stress, blended family questions, and end-of-life concerns.
Krista describes her style as straightforward, thoughtful, and authentic. She offers clear, practical tools alongside reflective conversation, and she uses progress monitoring to track steps toward agreed goals. Humor sometimes appears in sessions to ease tension and keep work grounded.
People come to Krista for help with immediate problems as well as longer-term personal growth. To begin, readers are invited to use the site matching process to schedule a first session and see whether her approach fits their needs.
How sessions work
How CBT and mindfulness inform online sessions
Krista uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT often involves short exercises and experiments that a person can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or change repetitive responses.She also incorporates mindfulness therapy to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness practices are brief, teachable skills that can help with stress, grief, and day-to-day parenting strain.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Krista will work with each client to set goals, test approaches, and adjust methods based on what feels most useful. She checks progress and changes course when needed so therapy stays practical and focused on real problems.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or avoiding the need to be on camera when bandwidth is limited. Many licensed professionals find these practical benefits help maintain regular contact and support ongoing progress.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or relationship concerns does she address?
She works with adults facing relationship strain, family conflict, blended family issues, and parenting challenges. Grief, divorce and separation, and communication problems are also included in her focus.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her style is straightforward and practical, using cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness practices. Sessions emphasize goal setting, problem solving, and monitoring progress.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 30 years of experience in community outpatient and public school settings. That background informs her work with parenting dynamics and neurodiverse learners.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California. Her practice is located in California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
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