Christina Stanley

Christina Stanley is a licensed clinical social worker with sixteen years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She focuses on practical support for compassion fatigue and the emotional strain that comes from caregiving and intense work roles. Christina aims to make therapy straightforward and usable for day-to-day life.

Her style centers on listening first and tailoring the work to each person’s needs. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s pace and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are blended in when people want clear strategies for shifting anxious or low mood patterns.

Christina also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy to help set small, achievable goals that build momentum. She pays attention to how attachment patterns show up in relationships and helps people practice new, healthier ways of connecting. Multicultural concerns and the effects of prejudice and discrimination are part of the conversations she is prepared to address.

Sessions focus on building coping skills, clearer thinking, and more self-compassion. Christina works to help people identify practical next steps between meetings. Her aim is to support steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Christina practices in Maryland and sees the therapeutic process as a collaborative effort. She invites people who want to try a down-to-earth, empathetic approach to consider whether her style fits their needs.

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