About Kristina
Kristina MacDonald is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She focuses on clear, practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, relationship strain, low self-esteem, or big life changes. Her style is personable and down-to-earth so conversations feel simple and direct.
She uses approaches that help people notice what matters, change unhelpful thinking, and build small steps toward better days. Sessions often include mindfulness practices, goal-focused planning, and listening that centers the person in front of her.
How Kristina works
Kristina has eight years of experience and draws from several therapy methods to shape a plan that fits each person. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including depression, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and issues around intimacy and attachment. She also supports people handling chronic illness, caregiver stress, blended family issues, and communication or commitment struggles.
People bring both immediate problems and longer-term patterns to explore. Kristina pays attention to cultural context and identity when that matters to the person seeking help. She offers a collaborative space to talk through priorities and try practical techniques between sessions.
Her goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes. To begin, someone would complete the site’s matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability. Kristina’s approach emphasizes simple tools, steady learning, and work that fits into everyday life.
Kristina lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Kristina works with
The areas below are the ones Kristina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Kristina uses proven approaches online
Kristina draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters and take small actionable steps toward those values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, avoidance, and feeling stuck because it pairs mindful noticing with practical goal work.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. CBT tends to focus on changing patterns that keep problems going and is often paired with homework exercises to practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kristina will collaborate with the person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. That decision evolves as progress is made and priorities shift.
If you are interested in online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking since the profile does not specify them. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten commute time, or pick a format that suits quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth needs. Licensed professionals can adapt mindfulness practices, ACT exercises, and CBT tools to remote sessions so that people continue making steady progress without major changes to their routine.
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