Christina Lacey, LMFT - Therapist in New York

About Christina

Christina Lacey is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in New York. She focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues. Christina also supports people facing life changes, caregiver strain, compassion fatigue, and challenges related to ADHD and bipolar conditions.

Her tone in sessions is warm and practical, aimed at helping families and partners talk through problems and find clearer next steps.

Background and approach

Christina trained later in life after raising her own family, and that experience shaped her approach. She brings eight years of clinical work and uses a systems view to understand how one person’s struggles affect the whole family. She draws on her background as a grief counselor when loss and end-of-life issues are part of the picture.

Sessions focus on setting realistic goals, trying practical tools, and tracking progress so changes are visible. She blends attachment-based ideas with narrative and solution-focused techniques to help people shift harmful patterns and strengthen connections. Mindfulness and skills from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapies are used when emotions run high.

Christina emphasizes respect, openness, and collaboration. She helps clients notice strengths and build on them rather than only naming problems. When therapy feels hard, she checks progress regularly and adjusts the plan to keep things moving.

Her practice supports a range of relational and life challenges including blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, caregiving stress, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and concerns around intimacy and commitment.

Approaches that guide online family and parenting work

Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand how early bonds shape current relationships. In sessions this often looks like mapping patterns of closeness and distance and finding new ways to connect that reduce conflict and increase safety.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviors that ease anxiety or low mood.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies emotion regulation and distress tolerance tools. These skills are useful when strong emotions or relationship conflicts make communication difficult.

Christina approaches choosing methods as a shared process. She will listen to your goals and try approaches that fit your family situation, adjusting the plan as you notice what helps. That collaborative stance aims to match techniques to your priorities rather than using a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats allow sessions to fit around school, work, and caregiving duties and make it easier to keep therapy consistent. They also let therapists share worksheets, coach skills in the moment, and check in between sessions when needed.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Christina commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, family problems, and life changes. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, blended family challenges, and end-of-life counseling.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She sets clear goals, uses tools from several therapies, and checks progress regularly.

What is her background and experience?

Christina has eight years of clinical experience and trained after raising a family. She also holds certification in grief counseling and works with older adults in independent practice.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - with New York license NY LMFT 001586, and practices from New York.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 8 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English

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