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Christina McGinn

Compassionate counselor focused on practical change

Credentials
LPC
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Christina

Christina McGinn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin with 15 years of counseling experience. She draws on a varied background that includes crisis services, corrections, independent practice, and community programs. Christina aims to help people feel more assertive and capable when life gets hard.

Her manner is warm and encouraging, and she uses practical techniques to support change. Christina earned a Bachelor of Sociology from the University of Wisconsin Parkside.

Background and approach

She completed a Master of Science in Education-Counseling at Concordia University Wisconsin. Her training also includes Functional Family Therapy certification, which informs her understanding of relationships and family dynamics. In sessions she often uses Motivational Interviewing to uncover reasons for change and build confidence.

Christina also has experience with Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which she combines with an interest in forgiveness and building healthier connections. She includes mindfulness skills when helpful to reduce intense emotions and increase focus. Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting, and self-esteem among others.

Christina works with a broad range of life challenges and co-occurring issues, aiming to match techniques to each person’s needs. Her style is supportive, direct, and practical. Sessions tend to focus on clear steps and skills that people can try between meetings.

Christina welcomes a collaborative process where goals and methods are shaped together.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Christina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with new behaviors. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, stress, sleep, and coping with life changes by teaching practical steps people can try between sessions.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy, a set of skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. DBT includes techniques for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and clearer communication, which can be useful when stress or conflict feels overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Christina will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and the problems at hand. That may mean blending CBT, DBT, mindfulness practices, or solution-focused steps depending on what is most helpful.

Online formats - video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. These options offer more scheduling flexibility and let people use different ways of communicating as needs change. Sessions can focus on skills practice, planning small experiments, and checking progress between meetings, all adapted for remote formats.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem problems, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is her general way of working in sessions?
The approach is supportive and practical. She uses techniques like Motivational Interviewing and DBT skills to build motivation, improve emotion regulation, and practice new behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of counseling experience across crisis services, corrections, independent practice, and community practice.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, credential LPC, licensed in Wisconsin with license number WI LPC 5558-125.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a match and schedule sessions?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
Wisconsin
Languages
English

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