Therapist profile
Christina Juarbe, LCSW
LCSW focused on stress and family concerns
Continue with ChristinaAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Family problems
- Self esteem
About Christina
Christina Juarbe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 15 years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, navigate family problems, and cope with major life changes. Christina also supports concerns related to trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and motivation.
Christina foregrounds a practical, person-focused way of working. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions are conversational and goal-minded, with attention to concrete steps that help day-to-day functioning.
She has particular experience with issues that often affect people at home. That includes family conflict, body image, and challenges around fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum adjustment. She also addresses seasonal affective disorder, self-harm concerns, and struggles with self-love and confidence.
Over the course of her career Christina has worked with adults navigating transitions and stressful life events. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps people try different responses. The focus is on changes that feel possible to make between sessions.
For someone dealing with tension at home or the strain of parenting, Christina aims to make talking things through straightforward. She guides practical coping skills and supports clearer thinking about next steps. To begin, she asks clients to complete an initial questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Christina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people with immediate concerns. One common approach focuses on learning practical coping skills to reduce anxiety and stress. This involves identifying triggers, practicing short behavior changes, and rehearsing new responses between sessions. Another approach concentrates on processing the impact of trauma and abuse in ways that aim to reduce symptom intensity and improve day-to-day functioning, often by pacing the work and teaching grounding or regulation strategies.Finding the best approach is collaborative. Christina works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adapts plans as progress is made and checks in regularly to adjust focus and tools.
Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people join sessions from wherever they are in their day, which can help maintain consistency during life transitions. Licensed professionals can use these flexible arrangements to keep care practical and focused on everyday concerns.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and person-focused, emphasizing clients' strengths and concrete steps to manage everyday difficulties.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 15 years of professional experience in clinical social work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries book with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with scheduling?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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