About Christina
Christina Burnett is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical, client-centered care. She uses clear, direct conversation to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. Christina aims to make therapy understandable and doable for busy adults.
Christina trained in psychology and social work, completing a bachelor’s degree at Penn State University and a master’s degree in social work from the University of New England. She began working in community mental health and substance use treatment in 2015, supporting adults involved with criminal and family court systems.
Background and approach
Over time she moved into clinical practice and earned her Pennsylvania LCSW (PA LCSW CW021224). Across 12 years of work she has helped people facing relationship strain, career uncertainty, and major life changes. She also supports those dealing with trauma, anger, shame, and process or substance addictions.
Her day-to-day work often involves addressing panic attacks, social anxiety, attachment concerns, and codependency. Her approach is grounded in client-centered listening paired with cognitive tools and motivational interviewing. Sessions focus on setting realistic goals, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, and building practical coping skills.
Christina emphasizes collaboration, so people leave sessions with clear, doable steps. Sessions are offered through a range of online formats so people can fit therapy into life. Christina works with adults in Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English.
She aims for straightforward, goal-oriented work that helps people move forward.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy means the therapist listens closely and follows the person's lead to find what matters most. It helps when someone needs a safe space to talk, sort priorities, and set small, meaningful goals.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on simple, practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. It is useful for panic, anxiety, low mood, and patterns that get in the way of daily life.
Motivational interviewing is a conversational style that helps people find their own reasons to change. It works well when someone is feeling stuck about addiction, health habits, or making big life shifts.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process can shift over time as needs change.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video lets people use visual cues for a fuller conversation. Phone sessions are a good choice when internet bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into breaks or to keep a running conversation between sessions. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to keep up with alongside work and family life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English