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LMHC

Cristina Spataro, LMHC

  • Experience18 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Cristina

Cristina Spataro is a New York State licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 18 years of experience supporting people through a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, LGBT concerns, intimacy-related challenges, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, coaching needs, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She combines practical strategies with an empathic presence to help clients regain a sense of direction when life feels overwhelming. Her approach blends client-centered principles with cognitive behavioral techniques, aiming to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, clarify values and goals, and develop skills for coping with life transitions and recurring difficulties.

Cristina emphasizes collaboration and respects each person's pace of change while offering tools to address emotional pain and decision-making struggles. Based in New York, she welcomes people seeking support around midlife concerns, adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, communication and family problems, life purpose, abandonment themes, and women’s issues.

Cristina’s practice focuses on making therapy understandable and actionable so that daily life and relationships can start to feel more manageable again.

Therapeutic approaches and online access

Client-centered therapy centers the person's own goals and experiences, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental setting where a therapist listens carefully and helps clients clarify what matters to them; this approach supports work on relationship, life purpose, and self-esteem concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying and shifting unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, teaching practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.

Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative process. The therapist works together with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and personal preferences, and may adapt techniques over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility for people juggling work, family, and other commitments. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try different session rhythms, and access support from home while still working with licensed professionals who use client-centered and CBT techniques to make therapy useful and actionable.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Cristina address?
She works with a broad set of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, parenting, self-esteem, career decisions, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and ADHD among other focus areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and empathic, combining client-centered listening with practical cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients explore values, change patterns, and build coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working with people in crisis and with those seeking help for ongoing life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Cristina is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) registered in New York with license number NY LMHC 003397 and practices from New York.
Which languages are services offered in and can international clients join?
Services are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for appointments?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client’s needs and her availability.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that may be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsFamily problemsLife purposeMidlife crisisWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English

What Cristina can help with

Cristina Spataro works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, depression, and coping with life changes.

How Cristina approaches therapy

Cristina's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

Experience and training

Cristina is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in New York, with 18 years of clinical experience.