About Chrasanthum
Chrasanthum "Chrissy" Nieves is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She brings three years of experience in mental health and addiction counseling and practices from Virginia. Chrissy aims to create a calm, supportive space where clients can talk through what matters to them.
She focuses on practical, everyday steps that make life more manageable. Chrissy helps people cope with mood shifts, bipolar symptoms, and major life changes.
Background and approach
She also addresses issues like communication struggles, control challenges, isolation, and workplace stress in straightforward ways. Her background includes graduate study in social work and psychology, and she draws on that training when building a plan with each person. Sessions typically center on figuring out what feels most urgent and then trying small changes that can add up over time.
The approach is collaborative rather than prescriptive. Chrissy supports people dealing with divorce or separation, forgiveness work, impulsivity, and finding life purpose. She also has experience with veteran and armed forces issues and women’s concerns.
Those topics are woven into sessions as needed and paced by each person’s comfort. Therapy options offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Chrissy uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time, with fees that vary by location and therapist availability.
Evidence-based approaches for online anxiety and trauma care
Chrissy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide work on anxiety, mood, and trauma. One common approach focuses on skills training for emotion regulation and coping - teaching concrete tools to manage intense feelings and reduce impulsive reactions. This helps when anxiety, mood swings, or stress get in the way of daily life.Another approach emphasizes processing traumatic experiences in paced, supported sessions. That method helps people make sense of upsetting events and lower the intensity of traumatic memories so they interfere less with everyday routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chrissy will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences, then try methods that fit their situation. That collaboration helps shape a plan that evolves as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and deeper conversation, phone sessions can be used when video isn’t possible or bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging are useful for quick check-ins or shorter, regular support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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