Krista Asp

Relationship-focused counselor for life changes

LPC Tennessee

Experience: 6 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Krista

Krista Asp is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on relationship and personal growth. She uses practical, evidence informed methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship struggles.

Background and approach

Krista keeps sessions simple and goal-oriented so people can see steady progress over time. She trained at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, a CACREP accredited program, and has six years of clinical experience.

Her background includes cognitive and behavioral techniques alongside trauma-focused work. She has continued professional learning in mindfulness based stress reduction and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.

In session she blends client-centered listening with active tools. That means she listens closely, reflects what she hears, and then offers practical strategies to test between meetings.

Couples work often draws on the Gottman Method alongside attachment-informed ideas to improve communication and rebuild connection. She helps people facing life transitions such as divorce, caregiving stress, chronic illness, grief, and adjustment to aging.

Krista also supports concerns around body image, eating struggles, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related issues. Her approach aims to make daily life feel more manageable.

Krista offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging so people can pick what fits their schedule. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session with the therapist.

Therapeutic approaches you can try online

Krista often draws on the Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered work to help people and couples. The Gottman Method focuses on improving how partners communicate and manage conflict through practical exercises and structured conversations. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection patterns affect present relationships and helps people build safer emotional bonds. Client-centered therapy centers the person's experience by listening without judgment and guiding sessions at the client's pace.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit into busy lives. Video allows face-to-face work and exercises for couples, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging is useful for short check-ins or when writing out thoughts helps. These options make it easier to keep regular sessions, work around caregiving or work schedules, and try therapeutic tools between meetings.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Krista commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns, plus related topics like parenting strain, grief, intimacy, and body image.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions combine client-centered listening with active techniques from CBT, EFT, and trauma-focused work so people both feel heard and learn new skills.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

Krista has six years of clinical experience and additional professional training in mindfulness based stress reduction and EMDR approaches.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a licensed professional counselor with credentials in Colorado and Tennessee and practices from Tennessee.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Krista offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different schedules and preferences.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

LGBT Trauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersDepression Coping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issues Attachment issues Blended family issues Body imageCancerCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issues Fertility issues First responder issues Forgiveness Guilt and shame Hospice and end-of-life counseling Immigration issues Impulsivity Infidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisis Veteran and Armed Forces Issues Money and financial issues Multicultural concerns Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirth Prejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-love Sexual assault and abuse SexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobia Women's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed in

Colorado, Tennessee

Languages

English