About Christina
Christina Pruden is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She focuses on making therapy practical and understandable. Her style emphasizes building on strengths and teaching coping skills that fit everyday life.
Christina earned a Master of Social Work and holds the LCSW credential. She has five years of experience across multiple levels of mental health care. That background gave her experience with addictions, grief, mood concerns, and trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
In sessions she uses plain, direct conversation to identify realistic steps forward. Techniques come from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance strategies, along with client-centered listening and motivational interviewing. She also draws from dialectical behavior ideas for emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
Christina helps people facing sleep problems, panic attacks, social anxiety, and relationship stress. She also supports those coping with chronic pain, illness, or disability and people navigating gender dysphoria or young adult transitions. Her work includes addressing compassion fatigue and career-related strain.
Her practice offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on identifying values and taking small steps toward a meaningful life, which can help with anxiety and stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings interact and teaches practical tools to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often used for panic, depression, and sleep problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for regulating intense emotions and managing crises, useful for strong mood swings or overwhelming distress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to concerns, discuss what has helped before, and work together to try strategies that match goals and preferences. If one method isn't working, adjustments are made so the plan fits the person's life and pace.
Online therapy with Christina is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a full session is preferred, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins or ongoing support possible between longer appointments. These options help people fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines.
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- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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