Krysten Maley
Supportive, evidence-informed therapy for resilience and growth
LPC Pennsylvania
- Experience
- 17 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Krysten
Krysten Maley brings 17 years of clinical experience to her work as an LPC, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside mindfulness and motivational approaches to help clients navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Background and approach
She frames therapy as a collaborative process that builds on each person’s existing strengths and perspectives, guiding them to identify practical steps and new ways of thinking that reduce distress and increase daily functioning.
Her practice emphasizes support for LGBT concerns and related challenges such as gender dysphoria, body image, and sexuality, as well as addressing self-esteem, guilt and shame, social anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. Krysten encourages clients to recognize their resilience while developing skills to manage symptoms and move toward clearer goals.
She acknowledges that beginning therapy requires courage and aims to make that first step feel respected and purposeful. Based in Pennsylvania, Krysten offers a thoughtful, person-centered orientation informed by evidence-based methods.
Her approach combines structured techniques from CBT with mindfulness strategies and motivational interviewing to tailor interventions to what each client finds most helpful.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning; it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and social phobia. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and acceptance skills that can help reduce reactivity to difficult emotions and support regulation after trauma or during ongoing stress. Motivational Interviewing helps uncover personal motivation and supports commitment to change by exploring ambivalence in a nonjudgmental way.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and the therapist works collaboratively to determine which methods best fit a client’s goals, preferences, and needs. Sessions can blend techniques so that work feels tailored rather than prescriptive, with the client guiding priorities and pace.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to schedule care around work, family, and other commitments. These formats allow licensed professionals to provide consistent support, skill coaching, and check-ins across locations, helping clients stay engaged with treatment even when in-person visits are not feasible.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Licensed
Pennsylvania
Languages
English