Christina Cartagena, LPC

Christina Cartagena is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem struggles. She works with clients managing relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, and the day-to-day strain of parenting and life changes. Her style is compassionate and straightforward, aimed at making therapy practical and understandable.

Christina uses a collaborative approach that focuses on building clearer self-awareness and practical coping skills. Sessions emphasize identifying patterns that keep problems repeating and practicing new ways to respond. She often addresses panic attacks, sleep and eating concerns, and the tension that comes from money worries or caregiving strain.

Her clinical toolkit includes attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotion-focused skills. These approaches are used to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts, repair difficult connections, and manage strong emotions. Mindfulness and distress-tolerance strategies are also woven into work when helpful.

Christina holds an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and she practices in South Carolina. She has three years of clinical experience and conducts sessions in English. Her background supports people coping with isolation, control problems, impulsivity, and the lingering effects of past harm.

People who come to her can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk things through, learn tools that fit daily life, and set small achievable goals. To begin, prospective clients can follow the site’s sign-up steps and complete a short matching questionnaire.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Christina blends attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral techniques into her work. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people notice how those patterns affect feelings and behavior. Client-centered therapy centers the conversation on your experience and priorities, giving space for you to lead while the therapist reflects and supports. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches straightforward skills to change them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christina will work together with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. That decision is revisited over time as progress or new concerns appear.

If you prefer online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice new skills in everyday settings and bring real-life situations into sessions for problem solving and role practice.