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Christina Laborde, LCSW

Calm support for stress and trauma recovery

Credential held
LCSW
Practises from
Florida
Years in practice
10
Languages
English
Sessions
Online

About Christina

Christina Laborde is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low self-esteem, and depression. She brings ten years of experience to each conversation and aims to meet people where they are. Christina speaks English and practices from Florida as an LCSW (licensed clinical social worker).

She listens first and adapts her approach to fit each person's situation. Sessions are shaped around what the person needs, with clear goals and practical steps to try between meetings.

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Background and approach

Christina uses evidence-based techniques to address mood concerns, trauma responses, and patterns that keep problems repeating. Common topics she supports include attachment struggles, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose and self-love. She also works with social anxiety, phobia, and other mood disorders, helping people reduce symptoms and make everyday life feel more manageable.

Christina describes her role as supportive and empowering. She guides people through hard moments while encouraging them to notice small changes that add up. Sessions aim to balance understanding the past with actions that improve the present.

Practical formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Scheduling follows a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies by location and therapist availability. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Christina uses evidence-based techniques that focus on concrete change and understanding patterns. One approach helps people process difficult events and their effects on daily life by naming reactions, developing coping strategies, and building safer ways to respond. This work is often useful for trauma, abuse, and intense stress.

Another strand of her practice targets mood and anxiety symptoms with structured conversations and practical tools. That work breaks down unhelpful thought patterns, teaches simple coping skills, and sets small behavioral experiments to test new ways of reacting to worry and low mood.

Finding the right approach happens together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. From there she recommends techniques and adjusts the plan over time so it fits the person's changing needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls use less bandwidth, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting, or daily routines without traveling to an office.
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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, mood disorders, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is the therapist's style and therapeutic approach?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts sessions to each person's needs. The approach emphasizes listening, practical steps, and tailoring conversations and plans to individual goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
The therapist has ten years of experience working in clinical settings. That experience informs how she structures sessions and supports people through common challenges.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - and practices in Florida. The licence details are FL LCSW SW22322.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available for online work?
Work is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow for short check-ins or longer conversations depending on what someone needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is managed through a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a therapy relationship?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability. That process matches people to an appropriate therapist and time slot.