Callista ShrumLPC

Callista Shrum is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on supporting people through stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, anger, depression, and self-esteem concerns. She offers straightforward, compassionate care and meets each person where they are. Reaching out for help is framed as a brave first step. With seven years of clinical experience in Oklahoma, Callista adapts treatment to the individual rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood disorders, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and substance-related struggles. Sessions explore current problems, coping strategies, and ways to rebuild daily routines. She also helps people handle difficult feelings like guilt, shame, isolation, and grief, and works with adults facing codependency, control issues, and communication breakdowns. For those dealing with first responder stress or co-occurring mental health and addiction problems, she focuses on practical steps and short-term goals to reduce overwhelm. Callista aims to make therapy clear and practical. Conversations often include skill-building, problem-solving, and planning for small changes that add up. She customizes pacing and techniques to what each person needs. Her work recognizes the impact of major life events such as postpartum depression and trauma. People typically leave sessions with concrete next steps and tools they can practice between meetings. To begin, a simple questionnaire helps match needs to scheduling, and sessions are arranged based on availability. Callista works in English and practices in Oklahoma as an LPC.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Callista uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address distress in everyday life. One common approach emphasizes practical coping skills and behavioral changes to reduce symptoms of anxiety, panic, and depression; this focuses on learning specific strategies to manage intense feelings and improve daily routines. Another frequently used method concentrates on processing and reducing the impact of traumatic experiences through structured conversations and gradual exposure to distressing memories, which can help lessen post-traumatic stress and related symptoms. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Callista works with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjusts techniques over time when something isn’t helping as expected. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It may let someone have appointments without traveling, use shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or choose audio-only meetings if bandwidth or camera use is a concern. The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current online options before booking to make sure they meet your needs and schedule.