Therapist profile
Christina Cartagena, LPC
Licensed counselor - Family and parenting issues
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- Attachment work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness skills
About Christina
Christina Cartagena is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina with three years of clinical experience. She focuses on common concerns adults bring from home life, including stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship and family problems, and sleep or eating difficulties.
Christina helps people break down overwhelming problems into manageable steps. She uses practical skills from several approaches to address panic, mood shifts, anger, and low self-esteem. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with attention to how life at home and caregiving roles affect daily functioning.
Her background blends attachment-based ideas with cognitive and emotion-focused techniques. That means she pays attention to patterns in close relationships while also teaching tools to shift thoughts, behaviors, and intense feelings. Christina includes mindfulness and DBT-style strategies when people need help with impulse control or intense emotion.
Clients often bring concerns tied to family roles - parenting stress, caregiver burden, or long-standing family conflict. Christina works with individuals who want clearer communication, better emotion regulation, and practical plans for coping with change and loss.
She describes her work as collaborative and straightforward. New clients complete a short intake so sessions can start with concrete goals. The focus is on building skills that fit everyday life at home.
How sessions work
How her approaches guide online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns influence feelings and expectations in close relationships. It can help when family roles, caregiving stress, or trust issues are getting in the way of daily functioning.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that maintain anxiety or low mood. It is useful for panic attacks, sleep and eating problems, and practical coping with stress.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and work with strong emotions to improve connection with themselves and others. That approach can be helpful for intimacy-related concerns and repeated relationship conflicts.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Christina will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She combines strategies when that makes sense and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
The therapist's profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Many people find those practical benefits help them keep therapy consistent alongside parenting and work.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
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What types of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship and family problems, trauma, grief, sleep and eating concerns, and related issues such as ADHD and caregiver stress.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on clear steps, skills practice, and talking through patterns that affect daily life.
What experience does she bring?
She has three years of clinical experience as a counselor working with adults on mood, anxiety, panic, and relationship-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in South Carolina and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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