- Trauma recovery
- Guilt and shame
- CBT and exposure
About Kristel
Kristel Zoller is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 14 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and life transitions. She also focuses on communication problems, social anxiety and phobia, and feelings of guilt and shame.
Kristel uses structured, evidence-based approaches in her work. Sessions are task-focused when needed. She helps people name what is happening, learn practical skills, and practice new ways of coping. Conversations can include learning new thinking patterns, emotion regulation strategies, and step-by-step exposure work for anxiety.
Her background includes long-term work with survivors of childhood abuse, domestic violence, sexual trauma, and military or combat trauma. That experience shapes how she approaches safety, pacing, and skill-building in sessions. She describes therapy as collaborative and practical, with an emphasis on clear steps and measurable progress.
People who come for help with guilt and shame often work first on understanding where those feelings come from. Kristel helps people separate what they are responsible for from what they are not, and then practices ways to respond differently to self-blame. Conversations can include learning to speak about hard events, setting boundaries, and tolerating strong emotions without acting on them.
Her sessions blend structured interventions and supportive conversation. She checks in on goals, adjusts the plan as needed, and helps people practice new skills between meetings. To start, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session to see if the approach fits.
How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Kristel offers structured, evidence-based approaches that focus on skills and stepwise progress. Cognitive behavioral work involves noticing patterns of thought and testing them with real-life experiments; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and self-critical thinking. Exposure-based strategies help reduce avoidance by gradually facing feared situations or memories in manageable steps; this can help with social anxiety and phobias.She also uses techniques that focus on processing trauma in a paced way, pairing skill-building with gradual processing to reduce overwhelm. Choosing which approaches to use is collaborative. The therapist reviews goals, discusses options, and adapts methods to match the client’s needs and preferences over time.
If you plan to try online work, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Many people find remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Others prefer longer, more focused sessions for processing difficult material. Kristel will help decide the best format and pacing based on the person’s goals and day-to-day life.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include communication problems, social anxiety and phobia, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She helps people understand where guilt or shame comes from and separates responsibility from self-blame. Work often includes practicing new ways to think and respond to those feelings.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 14 years of clinical experience, including extended work with survivors of childhood abuse, domestic violence, sexual trauma, and military or combat trauma.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not currently accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.