Therapist profile
Kristy Groves, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and Parenting issues
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- Anxiety and depression
- Parenting stress
- CBT and mindfulness
About Kristy
Kristy Groves is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Missouri with 5 years of clinical experience. She focuses on common home and relationship stresses such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addiction concerns, parenting strain, and grief. Kristy also lists topics like self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes among her areas of work.
She approaches sessions with the belief that people are the experts on their own stories. Kristy looks for practical ways to build on a person's strengths. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at spotting patterns, setting small goals, and trying useful skills between meetings.
Her methods draw from cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness practice alongside acceptance and commitment ideas and client-centered listening. She also uses techniques from dialectical behavior therapy when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities. These approaches guide clear exercises and small behavioral experiments clients can use at home.
Kristy pays attention to parenting pressures and relationship tensions that show up day to day. She helps people talk through difficult conversations, manage anger, and address communication problems. She also supports people dealing with trauma, attachment issues, adoption or foster care questions, and sexual assault or abuse recovery.
Sessions are practical and paced to fit a person's life. Kristy encourages modest, manageable changes rather than dramatic overhauls. She asks about what is getting in the way at home and then helps build step-by-step strategies to reduce stress and restore more predictable routines.
How sessions work
How Kristy uses therapy methods online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It helps people move toward values-based actions even when emotions are uncomfortable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns.Kristy treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust the plan if something does not fit.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as scheduling meetings during a lunch break or avoiding travel time. Some approaches translate well to shorter check-ins or to exercises done between sessions, which supports steady progress without upending daily routines.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, parenting strain, grief, self-esteem, and related issues such as intimacy concerns and communication problems.
What is her general therapeutic style?
The approach is practical and person-centered. She uses clear conversation, skills practice, and goal-setting to address everyday problems at home.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kristy holds five years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Missouri and several additional years in helping professions broadly.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Missouri.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are used for sessions?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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