Christina Chykirda offers direct, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, or big life changes.
01About Christina
Christina Chykirda offers direct, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, or big life changes. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and focuses on helping clients set clear goals, learn new skills, and use small steps to handle daily challenges. Christina writes simply and listens carefully to what matters most to each person.
She draws on ten years working in mental health across inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient settings.
Background and approach
That background means she has experience with mood disorders, trauma and abuse, substance concerns, eating and food-related issues, and a wide range of behavior and relationship challenges. Christina combines straightforward education with hands-on skill building so people gain more understanding of their patterns. Christina’s style is warm, nonjudgmental, and interactive.
Sessions often include goal-setting, discussing homework, and practicing techniques between meetings. She uses approaches like client-centered work, cognitive behavioral methods, dialectical behavior strategies, existential ideas, and mindfulness practices to meet different needs. In therapy she helps clients identify unhelpful thoughts, experiment with new behaviors, and face difficult feelings without relying on unhealthy coping.
She also supports work on intimacy, attachment and communication problems, and issues such as body image, codependency, or control concerns. Christina aims to help people build better daily routines and stronger coping skills. People who choose her can expect straightforward feedback, practical tools, and step-by-step planning.
She encourages collaboration so goals feel realistic and relevant to each person’s life.
02Credentials
- LPC (Connecticut)
- License 004112 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1922515055 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Christina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Christina names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Christina names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Christina often uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, understanding each person’s goals, and building a trusting therapeutic relationship. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches practical techniques to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behavior patterns.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when intense feelings or impulsive behaviors get in the way of daily life. DBT skills can help with managing anger, substance urges, and relationship challenges by teaching concrete coping tools and step-by-step practices.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences, then try methods that fit best. Sessions include checking progress and adjusting techniques as needed so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and skill practice, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue work even when schedules or locations change.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and career concerns, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and related areas like body image and codependency.
What is her general approach to therapy?
Therapy is collaborative and interactive with a warm, nonjudgmental tone. Sessions mix education, goal-setting, homework, and skill practice so clients can use new tools between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working in a range of mental health settings including inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, listing CT LPC, and practices from Connecticut.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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 schedule a time according to therapist availability.
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