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Christina Davila

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Christina Davila, LPC

Texas

Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Parenting

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About

  • CBT techniques
  • DBT skills
  • Motivational interviewing

About Christina

Christina Davila is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with three years of clinical experience. She works with adults and adolescents on stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. Her practice focuses on practical steps people can use to feel steadier and more able to manage day-to-day pressures.

Christina centers sessions on the person's goals and strengths. She treats the person as the expert on their own life and helps them build on what already works. Conversations tend to focus on concrete skills and small changes that add up over time.

She uses approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior tools, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing. Those methods are used to address mood problems, coping after loss or trauma, substance use concerns, and parenting stress among other issues. The work often links thoughts and behaviors to current problems and then tests new ways of responding.

In sessions Christina may teach simple cognitive strategies to reduce worry, DBT-based skills to manage strong emotions, and mindfulness exercises to ease reactivity. She also supports people who are dealing with grief, career stress, discrimination, immigration-related strain, and first responder or veteran-related concerns. She includes problem-focused coaching when clients want clearer goals and action plans.

People who come for help can expect straightforward, short-term goal setting alongside longer-term skill building. Christina aims to make sessions practical and relevant to everyday life, so people can try skills between meetings and notice what helps.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Christina uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques that adapt well to remote sessions. Client-centered work means the conversation follows the person's priorities and strengthens their own problem-solving. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and practicing new responses, which can be taught and rehearsed during video or phone meetings.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills to help manage intense emotions and improve interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills include simple breathing and grounding exercises, distress tolerance steps, and communication techniques that clients can practice between sessions. These approaches are practical and skills-focused, which makes them suited to short, focused meetings and homework tasks.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Christina will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they set clear aims and try techniques in ways that suit day-to-day life.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can be useful for fitting sessions into a busy schedule, keeping meetings brief when needed, or avoiding travel time. Many people use remote sessions to practice skills between meetings and to check progress without rearranging their whole day.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficulties

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Co-morbidityCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFirst responder issuesImmigration issuesImpulsivityJealousyVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsParanoiaPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, self-esteem, parenting challenges, mood disorders, trauma, grief, and related concerns listed in her profile.

What is her therapy style like?

She practices client-centered work with CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions focus on practical skills and clear goals.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years of professional experience working with adults and adolescents in clinical settings.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and provides services from that state.

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?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats.

How does her pricing work?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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