About Cristina
Cristina Juisti is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 12 years of experience in community mental health in the Greater Philadelphia area. She works with adults and older adults who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, and mood changes. Cristina aims to help people find hope and clearer direction when life feels overwhelming.
Her approach begins with a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what’s going on. She listens for existing strengths and helps clients notice choices they might not have seen.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on practical steps that fit each person’s life. Cristina uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to identify thought patterns that feed worry and low mood. She also centers the person’s perspective, listening closely and following the client’s concerns.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone wants to move toward change but feels stuck. She has worked mainly with adults and older adults experiencing depression, mood swings, and anxiety, and she brings that background into sessions when relevant. Topics Cristina often addresses include coping with life changes, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and social anxiety.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Cristina helps set small, doable steps between sessions and checks in on progress. Her style is warm and practical, aimed at helping people reduce distress and build routines that support better days.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's experience at the center of sessions. The therapist listens carefully, follows the client's lead, and builds goals that feel meaningful. This helps with feelings of isolation, low self-worth, and life transitions where a supportive listener matters.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting thought patterns and testing them against real-world results. It includes simple exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms over time.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone wants change but feels unsure or stuck. The therapist asks open questions, reflects what the person says, and supports gradual movement toward the next step.
Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. Cristina will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts plans as clients try techniques and report what helps.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for a full session with visual cues. Phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or times with lower bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, coaching between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain regular contact with licensed professionals.
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- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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