Christina Bachenberg, MD, LCPC

Christina Bachenberg is a licensed clinician in Maryland who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and life changes. She brings 12 years of experience and a down-to-earth approach to each conversation. Christina aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and clear. She uses straightforward talk and practical tools to address worry, panic, and depression. Sessions focus on small, doable changes that build confidence and reduce overwhelm. Christina listens closely and adapts the pace to each person's needs. Her work also covers family-related concerns, communication problems, and issues around control and forgiveness. She supports people dealing with obsessions and compulsions, social anxiety, trichotillomania, and feelings of isolation. Christina pays attention to how daily routines and thoughts affect mood and behavior. In practice she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered and emotionally-focused ideas. That means she helps people name unhelpful thoughts, try different actions, and notice what changes. Motivational and solution-focused techniques are used to set goals and keep progress moving. Christina describes therapy as a collaborative process. She helps shape treatment plans around a person's goals and strengths. The emphasis is on practical steps, honest conversation, and building skills that work in everyday life.

How Christina’s Approaches Work Online

Christina often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods in sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety and panic. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, building trust, and shaping conversation around what matters most to the client.

She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy when emotional patterns in relationships or family dynamics are part of the concern. That approach helps name underlying feelings and practice new ways of relating that reduce distress. Together, these methods aim to create practical steps and clearer understanding of emotions and behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Christina works collaboratively to decide which techniques fit a person’s goals and preferences. She adjusts methods over time so sessions stay useful and focused on the outcomes the person wants.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits for working with her. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation and fuller interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a session needs to fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging are available for brief check-ins, homework, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options aim to make it simpler to use therapy consistently within a busy life.