About Lorette
Lorette Cristino helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and big life changes. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - in New Jersey and brings 17 years of experience to each session. She writes plainly and focuses on practical steps that people can use right away.
She listens to what matters most and makes space for honest conversation. Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental setting where feelings and memories are named and understood.
Background and approach
Lorette emphasizes clear communication and small, achievable goals that build confidence over time. Her work often covers family strain, self-esteem concerns, and coping after separation or loss. She also addresses attachment and abandonment issues, blended family dynamics, and the stress that comes with caregiving.
Other areas she supports include substance-related struggles, eating and body image concerns, and recovery from domestic violence. Lorette uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people reframe thoughts, practice new skills, and manage difficult emotions. She aims for straightforward tools that fit daily life rather than complicated plans that are hard to follow.
Progress is tracked with small steps that reflect each person’s pace. People choosing to work with her can expect collaboration on goals and regular check-ins about what is helping. Sessions are offered in English and she practices in New Jersey.
Her approach is practical, compassionate, and focused on building resilience one step at a time.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Many clients find benefit from approaches that focus on thoughts, behaviors, and practical skills. Cognitive-focused techniques help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and practice new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Skill-based behavioral strategies involve learning and rehearsing small actions that change how daily life feels, which can help with stress, coping after loss, and improving relationships.Another useful approach centers on attachment and relational patterns. This work helps people understand how early connections shape current relationships and teaches new communication habits to feel more supported and connected. These methods are presented in a clear, step-by-step way so people can try them between sessions and notice gradual change.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences, then try methods that fit that situation. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is working and what feels comfortable.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in more frequently with short updates or to practice skills between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep steady momentum toward goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English