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Online therapist

Cristina Lopez-Mera

Straightforward help for parenting and family life

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
Florida, Massachusetts
Languages
English, Spanish
Format
Online sessions

About Cristina

Cristina Lopez-Mera is a licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of experience. She works from Florida and speaks English and Spanish. She has supported people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, career questions, depression, LGBT concerns, grief, anger, and self-esteem struggles.

Cristina sees clients across a wide age span and has experience with life transitions. She also focuses on family issues, aging and geriatric concerns, codependency, divorce and separation, immigration issues, and other challenges that affect daily life.

Background and approach

Her approach blends practical talk with skills training. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a respectful, listening relationship. She brings in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Mindfulness practices for relaxation and present-moment skills.

Cristina also draws on Existential Therapy to talk about meaning and life purpose, and Motivational Interviewing to support change when people feel stuck. Sessions may include breathing exercises, problem-solving, and concrete steps you can try between meetings. She holds an MA and is licensed as an LMHC - MA LMHC 5000812 and FL LMHC MH11041.

This background guides a practical, down-to-earth style aimed at helping people manage everyday problems and longer-term concerns. If Spanish is preferred, she can speak in Spanish during sessions.

How her approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship. Online sessions allow that same attentive listening and space for parents to talk through current problems and parenting challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down upsetting thoughts and behaviors into manageable steps. In virtual sessions Cristina can teach simple exercises and practical homework to try between meetings and track progress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cristina will collaborate with each person to choose or adapt methods based on needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together rather than relying on a single method from the start.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions around school, work, and family routines. They also let people keep therapy going when travel or schedules get in the way, while still focusing on concrete skills and real-life solutions.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

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.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Cristina works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship strain, grief, anger, self-esteem issues, and other life changes. She also focuses on family problems and related topics listed in her profile.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and conversational. She listens with a Client-Centered approach and pairs that with skill-based tools such as CBT and mindfulness.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and age groups.
Where is she licensed and located?
She practices in Florida and holds the credentials MA LMHC 5000812 and FL LMHC MH11041.
Can I meet in Spanish or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for?
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.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Florida, Massachusetts
Languages
English, Spanish

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