Kolbe Gray

Practical support for stress, anxiety, and recovery

LPC Pennsylvania

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Languages: English

About Kolbe

Kolbe Gray is a Licensed Professional Counselor with eight years of clinical practice helping people navigate major life challenges. She focuses on reducing stress and anxiety, addressing addiction-related concerns, improving self-esteem, and supporting those coping with depression or life transitions.

Background and approach

Kolbe centers her work on the strengths clients already possess and collaborates with them to find practical, achievable steps toward greater balance. Her approach emphasizes active problem solving and evidence-informed methods, drawing on tools that help clients change unhelpful thinking patterns and process distressing memories when needed.

Kolbe meets people where they are and prioritizes a compassionate, steady presence as clients take the sometimes-difficult first steps toward change. She maintains licensure in Pennsylvania and brings a calm, organized style to sessions aimed at restoring motivation and improving everyday functioning.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting the thoughts and behaviors that contribute to stress and mood difficulties. It helps clients develop practical skills for managing anxiety, improving motivation, and responding differently to everyday challenges.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) involves structured processing of distressing memories and related feelings; it can be used when past events continue to drive current symptoms such as post-traumatic stress or intense anxiety. In online sessions this work is adapted to the format while maintaining a clear, paced structure.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to understand goals, preferences, and symptom patterns, and together they will determine whether CBT, EMDR, or a mix of methods best fits the client’s needs. This shared decision making helps tailor care to the person rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity when life is in flux. These options support consistent progress by allowing clients to choose the format that feels most accessible and useful for them.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kolbe address?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, and also focuses on post-traumatic stress and social anxiety and phobia.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

Her work is collaborative and strength-based, using evidence-informed techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR to help clients change unhelpful patterns and process difficult experiences.

How long has she been practicing?

Kolbe has eight years of clinical experience supporting individuals through a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

Where is Kolbe licensed and practicing?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Pennsylvania and holds the credential PA LPC PC014785, OR LPC C8056.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

She does not accept international clients at this time and offers services to clients located where her licensure permits practice.

What session formats are available for online work?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Post-traumatic stress Social anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania, Oregon

Languages

English