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Kristy Dandridge-Clark

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Kristy Dandridge-Clark, LPC

Louisiana

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Louisiana / 6147
  • NPI1396114161
  • Experience20 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationLouisiana

About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Anger management skills
  • Communication problems

About Kristy

Kristy Dandridge-Clark is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with 20 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, depression, and anger. Kristy focuses on practical support and straightforward conversation rather than clinical jargon. She encourages taking the first step and offers steady guidance through hard conversations.

Her approach centers on helping people name what they are feeling and try manageable ways to respond differently. Sessions tend to be direct and matter-of-fact, with attention to immediate coping skills for anger, stress, and anxiety. She also addresses relationship patterns, communication problems, and issues that come up around parenting and intimacy.

Kristy has worked with a wide range of concerns over two decades, including trauma and grief, career questions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also notes experience with topics such as blended family issues, infidelity, and sexual subcultures like BDSM and kink when these come up in therapy. Clients can expect practical conversation about real-life problems rather than abstract theory.

The work is collaborative: she helps people set goals, try new behaviors, and check whether those changes are helping. Sessions move at a pace that fits the client’s needs and daily life. For people managing anger toward partners, family members, or coworkers, she focuses on skills and communication that can reduce reactive patterns.

To begin, prospective clients use the site’s matching steps to connect and schedule a first session. Kristy offers services in English and accepts international clients.

How sessions work

How evidence-based approaches translate to online work

Kristy uses straightforward, evidence-based techniques that focus on skill building and clearer communication. For example, cognitive-behavioral approaches help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test small, practical changes in behavior to reduce anger and anxiety. These methods are useful for work stress, worry, and reactive patterns with loved ones.

Another common strand is skill-based emotion work - practicing breathing, grounding, and brief behavioral strategies to lower immediate intensity. These tools are taught in short, actionable steps so clients can try them between sessions and report what helps. That approach fits concerns such as impulsivity, compassion fatigue, and grief-related distress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review problems, goals, and day-to-day routines and then agree on which techniques to try. Adjustments are made over time based on what the client finds useful and manageable.

Confirm specific session formats before booking because the profile does not list them. In general, online work can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when life gets busy. Talk with Kristy during the matching steps about how to fit sessions into your routine and which methods will best match your needs.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessHIV / AIDSImpulsivityInfidelityLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

20+ years

Listed in

Louisiana

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, depression, anger, grief, trauma, and related life changes.

How would you describe her style in sessions?

Her style is practical and direct, focusing on naming feelings, developing coping skills, and improving communication.

How much experience does she have?

Kristy has 20 years of professional experience working with a broad range of concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Louisiana and practices from that state.

Can sessions be held in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking since no specific formats are listed in the profile.

How are fees handled?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What is the first step to begin working together?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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