About Krystle
Krystle Kilcrease is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and the emotional strain of big life changes. She has a decade of experience guiding clients through feelings of guilt, shame, and the search for life purpose. Krystle also supports people from LGBT communities and those coping with symptoms of post-traumatic stress.
Krystle favors a straightforward, compassionate style in sessions. She listens for what matters most and helps set small, practical goals.
Background and approach
Conversations are aimed at building self-love, reducing shame, and restoring a sense of control after distressing events. Her work is informed by evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on healing from trauma and strengthening everyday coping skills. Krystle blends structured tools with space for emotional processing so people can try new ways of managing stress and relationships.
Clients can expect a culturally responsive approach that notices personal strengths and life context. She helps people name painful patterns, practice different responses, and track progress over time. The goal is measurable improvement in daily functioning and emotional wellbeing.
Krystle holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, abbreviated LCSW, and practices in Pennsylvania. She has spent ten years working in the field and brings that experience to remote session formats like video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging.
Approaches for online trauma and self-worth work
Krystle uses evidence-based techniques that focus on healing from trauma and improving day-to-day coping. One common approach she applies involves trauma-focused strategies that help people process distressing memories in small, manageable steps so symptoms interfere less with daily life. Another approach emphasizes skills training for emotion regulation and self-care, teaching concrete exercises to reduce shame and build self-love.Finding the right method is a joint effort. The therapist will discuss options and adapt techniques to the client’s goals and preferences. Together they decide which approaches fit current needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels uncomfortable. Chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, short reflections, or people who prefer writing their thoughts. These formats give flexibility and let people keep consistent contact with a licensed professional without always traveling to appointments.
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- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English