- Strengths-focused
- Practical tools
- Trauma-aware
About Tracy
Tracy Kristalakis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with 27 years of experience. She centers sessions on the person in front of her and treats each client as the expert in their own story. Her style is straightforward and encouraging, aimed at helping people take practical steps forward during hard times.
She focuses on common life pressures like stress, anxiety, and trouble sleeping. She also helps with parenting concerns, career setbacks, low self-esteem, and coping with major life changes. Additional areas of focus include grief, anger, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and topics related to adoption and foster care.
Tracy uses approaches that support active problem solving and healing from difficult experiences. She draws from Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize the client's perspective and from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and habits. Solution-Focused and Trauma-Focused methods guide goal-setting and recovery work when relevant.
In sessions she looks for practical tools people can use between meetings. Conversations aim to clarify what’s getting in the way and to build small, doable steps toward change. She encourages people to notice their strengths and to use those strengths as part of the plan.
Her long experience includes a range of everyday and complex concerns. She welcomes questions about how therapy might fit with someone’s life, and encourages people to try the first step when they feel ready.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s needs. Sessions using this approach prioritize the individual’s perspective and aim to build trust and confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals and try methods that fit those goals. If something isn’t working, adjustments are made together so the work stays relevant and manageable.
Please confirm available session formats before booking, as specific options are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people use audio-only conversations when less bandwidth is available or schedule sessions around work or caregiving commitments.
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Experience
27+ years
Credentials
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, parenting concerns, career difficulties, low self-esteem, grief, anger, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. She also lists additional focuses such as adoption and foster care and trauma-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is person-centered and practical. Sessions emphasize the client’s perspective, goal-setting, and concrete techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
How much experience does she have?
She has 27 years of professional work experience as a counselor in clinical settings and related roles.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential, listed as GA LPC, and practices in Georgia.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the therapist’s profile does not list specific session formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.