Profile / United States
Christina Cartagena, LPC
South Carolina
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anxiety and Depression
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Attachment work
- Emotion regulation skills
About Christina
Christina Cartagena is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with three years of clinical experience. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem concerns, and relationship and family problems. Her work often focuses on parenting, grief, trauma and abuse, and challenges with intimacy or isolation.
Christina uses straightforward methods to notice unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside attachment-based and emotion-focused approaches to help people try new ways of responding. Sessions are practical and skills-oriented, with attention to coping strategies for panic, sleeping and eating difficulties, and anger or impulsivity.
Clients can expect a collaborative process that centers their goals. Christina helps people identify patterns in relationships and in how they manage stress. She offers techniques for communication problems, caregiver stress, and money-related anxiety, as well as work on guilt, shame, and forgiveness.
Her background includes using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) tools for emotion regulation and Client-Centered Therapy principles that prioritize the person's perspective. Christina emphasizes building clearer routines and problem-solving steps for everyday struggles like workplace stress or parenting strain.
She works in English and practices in South Carolina. Practical steps and short-term strategies are combined with attention to attachment issues and deeper emotional themes. Prospective clients should confirm current session options and scheduling details before booking.
How her approaches are used in remote work
Christina integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy in clear, practical ways. CBT focuses on identifying thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, panic, or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how those patterns affect stress and intimacy. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the person's perspective and priorities, using their goals to steer each session.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christina will collaborate with the person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and immediate needs. That collaborative decision can shift as skills and insight develop, and she adjusts the focus based on what is helpful in early sessions.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten certain check-ins when time is tight, or allow people to join without travel. Practical benefits include more consistent appointment timing, the ability to practice CBT or DBT skills between sessions, and using real-life moments from home or work as material for sessions.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She addresses anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, relationship and family problems, plus trauma, grief, and parenting challenges.
How would she use CBT in sessions?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new responses through concrete exercises and behavioral experiments.
What is her clinical experience?
She has three years of experience working as a Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina.
What credential and location information is listed?
She is an LPC licensed in South Carolina and practices in that state.
Which languages and client regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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