Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Christina works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Christina
Christina Cartagena is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage strong emotions and day-to-day stress. She focuses on practical steps for anxiety, anger, depression, and low self-esteem. Her approach is calm and direct, aimed at helping clients feel steadier in moments that feel overwhelming.
Christina uses straightforward tools to address panic attacks, racing thoughts, and problems sleeping. She also supports people who are coping with grief, trauma, and difficult family dynamics.
Background and approach
Sessions often include small, doable skills clients can try between meetings. Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to understand relationships and patterns that repeat over time. She also uses cognitive behavioral methods to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Christina adds techniques from dialectical behavior therapy when emotion regulation and impulse control are key goals. Clients can expect a collaborative tone in sessions. The counselor listens first, then suggests steps that match each person’s goals.
Progress is tracked in simple ways so people can see what helps. Christina holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential in South Carolina (LPC). She has three years of professional experience and offers sessions in English.
Therapy is provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What Christina works with
Everything Christina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Christina's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christina lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Christina’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions. In online sessions this helps identify recurring dynamics that show up in friendships, romantic connections, or family interactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and mood symptoms. Online CBT sessions often include short exercises and homework that people can practice between meetings.Finding the best approach is a team effort. Christina will discuss goals and try methods that match what the client needs and prefers. If something doesn’t fit, she will suggest adjustments so the work feels useful and manageable.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or to fit a brief appointment into a busy day. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
Questions people ask about Christina
What kinds of concerns does Christina address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, self-esteem, relationship and family issues, trauma and grief, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. Christina listens, then suggests concrete skills and small experiments to try between meetings.
What background does she bring to sessions?
Christina has three years of clinical experience helping people navigate panic, attachment issues, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in South Carolina and practices with that credential in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Appointments can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Christina?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.