About Christina
Christina Figueroa is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with 15 years of experience. She uses straightforward methods to help people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and struggles with attention and eating concerns. Christina focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions.
She believes each person knows their life best and brings that knowledge into therapy. Sessions aim to build on existing strengths while addressing night-to-day problems like low self-esteem, relationship strain, grief, or mood swings.
Background and approach
Her work often draws on tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and teach emotion skills. Christina also uses mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to create small, manageable goals that lead to steady change. Trauma-focused methods are added when past events are getting in the way of current functioning.
People who prefer working in English or Spanish can meet with her. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Christina describes the process as collaborative - she helps clients choose approaches that match their goals.
Her approach is direct but warm. Sessions center on clear strategies, coping skills, and steady progress. The aim is to help people feel more capable managing life changes and emotional challenges.
Using skills-based approaches in online sessions
Christina commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and habits, which helps with anxiety, depression, and negative self-image. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to manage strong feelings and improve relationships.She also brings mindfulness and solution-focused techniques into remote sessions to help clients stay present and set short-term, achievable goals. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Christina collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and daily life, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video makes it easy to work through skills and see nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging offer flexibility for brief support, follow-up, and skill practice between longer sessions. These options aim to make therapy fit into work, school, and family routines while keeping a focus on practical strategies and steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish