Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Cristian works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English, Romanian
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Cristian
Cristian Iordan is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage strong emotions, including anger, and cope with stress and life changes. He offers calm, straightforward support for worries about anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, intimacy, and relationship problems. Cristian communicates in English and Romanian and practices from California.
He draws on 15 years of clinical experience in outpatient and inpatient settings. Sessions focus on practical skills and clear steps people can use between meetings.
Background and approach
Cristian likens therapeutic work to exercise: it can feel difficult at first, but steady effort leads to noticeable relief and better emotional control. Cristian uses evidence-based methods to help people change unhelpful thinking and manage intense feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot thinking patterns that feed stress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports people who want to understand and shift interaction patterns that hurt intimacy. People who are navigating divorce, parenting stress, family conflict, or the fallout from trauma can bring those concerns into sessions.
He also addresses issues like abandonment, codependency, jealousy, and money worries. Practical steps and in-session skill practice are common parts of his work. Cristian aims to collaborate on goals and match techniques to what each person needs.
He views growth as a gradual process and stays focused on usable tools and real-life changes. For people looking to reduce reactivity and build steadier relationships, his approach emphasizes learning skills and trying them out between sessions.
What Cristian works with
Everything Cristian lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Cristian's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cristian lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches work in online therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with clearer, more balanced thinking. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress and often includes homework to practice new thinking skills between sessions.Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on building emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It teaches concrete skills people can use when anger or intense feelings arise and is helpful for managing strong reactions and relationship difficulties.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then try methods that fit a person’s needs. Adjustments are made as progress and challenges become clearer.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video can support face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat provides a quicker check-in, and text messaging lets people share between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while focusing on the same practical skills used in person.
Questions people ask about Cristian
What concerns does this therapist address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, anger, and relationship or intimacy issues. He also helps with parenting strain, family problems, and life changes.
How would sessions feel day to day?
Sessions are practical and skill-based with clear steps to try between meetings. Expect focused conversations and guided practice of emotional regulation techniques.
What background does the therapist have?
Cristian has 15 years of clinical experience in outpatient and inpatient care. He has worked with people facing a wide range of mental health concerns.
What are the therapist's credentials and where is he located?
He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California. His practice is based in California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Romanian. International clients are also accepted.
What formats are offered for therapy sessions?
Available session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Different formats can suit different scheduling and communication needs.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen subscription and region.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.