Cristina Spataro, LMHC - Therapist in New York

About Cristina

Cristina Spataro is a New York State licensed mental health counselor with 18 years of experience. She offers calm, practical support for people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship trouble, parenting challenges, and life changes. Her work includes help for those facing trauma, grief, addiction concerns, intimacy issues, and questions about identity and purpose.

Sessions are focused on what feels most urgent to the person in front of her. Cristina keeps conversations straightforward and practical.

Background and approach

She listens without judgment and helps people name the problems they want to address. Her style is rooted in Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the person’s own goals, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at thoughts and behaviors that can be changed. Together these approaches guide small, concrete steps forward.

She has worked across many high-stress situations and aims to help people regain a sense of direction. That can mean learning new ways to cope with anger, improving communication, or building routines to support mood and energy. Cristina pays attention to patterns that get in the way and helps replace them with manageable alternatives.

Practical tools and real talk are common parts of sessions. She helps clients break problems into tasks that can be tried between visits. Progress is often measured by clearer decisions, better daily habits, and improved coping.

Cristina practices in New York as an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She offers services in English and brings nearly two decades of experience to each session.

How online methods link to practical therapy approaches

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes understanding the person’s goals and priorities. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, follows the client’s lead, and supports decisions the client wants to make. This approach helps when someone needs acceptance and clearer direction during confusing times.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, and then testing small changes. It is useful for worry, low mood, anger, and many everyday problems because it produces clear, doable steps to try between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, preferences, and treatment goals, and then recommend a plan that mixes listening and skills work. That collaboration helps match tools to what is most important to the person.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats let people fit sessions around work, school, and family life and make it easier to maintain progress over time. For many, remote sessions reduce travel and make it simpler to practice new skills in daily routines while staying connected to a licensed professional.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Cristina address?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting struggles, trauma, grief, addiction issues, and identity or intimacy questions.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is practical and person-focused. Sessions combine attentive listening with tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

What kind of experience does she bring?

She has worked with people in crisis and everyday struggles for 18 years, offering steady, experienced guidance through hard moments.

What credentials and location are on record?

She is listed as an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor, NY LMHC 003397, and practices in New York.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

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

How are costs and billing handled?

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?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 18 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English

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