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Kristine Mayer

Kristine Mayer, LPC

Oklahoma

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LPC in Oklahoma - guilt, grief and trauma

  • Client-centered work
  • Mindfulness techniques
  • Phone and chat sessions

About Kristine

Kristine Mayer is an Oklahoma-licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 35 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and concerns such as sleep problems, low self-esteem, and depression. She also supports those coping with life changes, caregiving and hospice issues, and feelings tied to guilt and shame.

Her approach is straightforward and conversational. She draws on client-centered and narrative ideas to listen to a person's story and help them put words to difficult feelings. She uses mindfulness and hypnotherapy techniques when useful to slow racing thoughts and create pauses for reflection.

Kristine has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings and has taught as an adjunct professor locally. That background includes experience with first responders, medical workers, military and veteran concerns, Holocaust survivors and their families, and geriatric issues. She also has experience with ADHD and autism spectrum concerns in adults.

Sessions focus on practical steps and on making everyday life more manageable. She offers phone and live chat (typed) sessions rather than video. Her style is nonjudgmental and flexible, aimed at helping people speak about what they regret, fear, or carry from the past.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. Fees vary by location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says. In practice this means sessions emphasize the client's words and priorities, and the therapist responds with curiosity and clarification to help the person make sense of their feelings. Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from difficult stories by naming themes and looking for alternative meanings; it is often useful for guilt, shame, and longstanding family patterns.

Mindfulness methods teach simple attention exercises and breathing or grounding practices to reduce reactivity. Hypnotherapy uses guided imagery and focused attention to access memory and create new ways of responding to distress. Both approaches can support work on trauma, grief, anxiety, and sleep problems when the client is comfortable trying them.

Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. Kristine will help figure out what fits based on the client's goals, preferences, and what shows up in early sessions. That can mean trying brief solution-focused steps, practicing a mindfulness exercise, or using narrative questions to rethink a painful event.

Practical benefits of working online with her include fitting sessions into a busy week and choosing a communication style that feels easier to use. She does not use video; sessions are available by phone and live chat (typed). Confirm the session options before booking so they match your needs.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersSelf esteemDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationFamily of origin issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuse

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyExistential TherapyHypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

35+ years

Listed in

Oklahoma

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does she help with?

She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, and guilt and shame.

How would she approach shame from childhood?

She uses client-centered and narrative approaches to hear a person's story and identify how past events shape present feelings. Mindfulness and hypnotherapy techniques may be used to create space around painful memories.

What is her professional background?

She holds an LPC credential and brings 35 years of work in inpatient and outpatient settings plus experience as an adjunct professor.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is licensed as an LPC in Oklahoma.

Can I work with her if I'm outside the United States?

Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

What session formats does she offer?

She provides phone sessions and live chat (typed) sessions. Confirm the current session options before booking.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Fees vary by location. Sessions use a subscription payment model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with her?

Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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