Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Depression
How Christina works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Connecticut
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Christina
Christina Chykirda is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Connecticut who helps people handle stress, anger, anxiety, addiction, and other life challenges. She offers steady, direct support and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental while still encouraging clients to face hard issues.
Christina draws on a range of experience from inpatient and residential settings to outpatient care. She has worked with concerns such as depression, trauma and abuse, bipolar conditions, ADHD, eating and substance use issues, grief, and relationship struggles.
Background and approach
That background gives her a broad view of how problems show up in daily life. In session she works collaboratively to set goals and uses homework to help people practice new skills. She teaches about conditions and patterns so clients have clearer tools to manage symptoms and make choices that match their values.
Expect a mix of skill-building, reflection, and practical problem solving. Her approach blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and elements of dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness. She also brings existential ideas when people are wrestling with meaning or big life changes.
Sessions aim to balance support with gentle challenge so growth happens without staying stuck. Christina has about 10 years of experience in mental health and more than 15 years in customer service roles. That combination shapes a straightforward, respectful way of working.
She speaks English and practices in Connecticut.
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
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christina lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit online care and real life
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they hear, and helps people feel heard while they sort through difficult emotions. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches specific skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and many daily challenges. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, blends skill training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness to help when emotions feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and try methods that match their needs and preferences. That means adapting techniques from different approaches and adjusting the pace so the client feels challenged but supported.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues for deeper work, while phone sessions take less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, homework follow-up, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to use therapy consistently around work, family, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Christina
What concerns does she help people address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, depression, trauma and related issues like eating problems, bipolar concerns, ADHD, grief, and relationship challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is empathic and nonjudgmental while also interactive. She supports clients with teaching, practical exercises, and homework to practice skills between sessions.
How many years of clinical experience does she have?
She has about 10 years of experience working in mental health settings including inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient care.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Connecticut and holds the CT LPC credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect with clients.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.