- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting and blended families
- CBT and DBT skills
About Crista
Crista Shaw is a Maine Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 15 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and trauma-related concerns. Her practice also covers parenting, LGBT issues, grief, eating struggles, ADHD, and blended family issues.
She uses straightforward conversation to identify what feels most pressing. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. Crista leans on client-centered ideas to listen and understand each person’s perspective.
She combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at thoughts and behaviors, with Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to build emotion regulation and coping tools. Trauma-focused work is used when past events are getting in the way of daily life. Crista explains options and helps people pick what might work best for them.
Her approach is down-to-earth and goal-focused. People often leave sessions with specific strategies to try at home. She encourages short experiments to test new ways of handling conflict, mood swings, or parenting challenges.
Crista’s background includes many years working directly with adults on family problems, adoption and foster care concerns, and life changes. She practices in Maine and conducts sessions in English. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment.
Therapeutic approaches and online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person’s concerns. It helps people sort out what matters most and guides the therapist to match support to the person’s priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions. It uses brief experiments and practical exercises to change thinking patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, or problematic behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. These skills can help with anger, impulsivity, and intense mood swings.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Crista will talk through goals and preferences with each person and recommend which techniques to try first. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as needs change.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, remote sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals often adapt CBT and DBT exercises to work well in virtual sessions, and trauma-focused techniques can be paced to suit each person’s comfort.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, parenting concerns, and related areas such as grief, eating issues, and ADHD.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a client-centered approach that emphasizes listening and practical steps, blended with cognitive behavioral and DBT techniques to build coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
Crista has 15 years of professional work experience supporting adults with family and mood-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Maine LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and she practices in Maine.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.
Which session formats are available?
The biography does not specify formats; confirm current session options before booking to understand how sessions are held.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.