Christina Garry, LPC

Christina Garry is a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania with 20 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and sleep problems. She frames therapy as a collaborative effort and treats people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She encourages clients to name what matters most and then focuses on practical steps forward.

Christina uses straightforward, goal-oriented work that looks at thoughts, feelings, and everyday habits. She often brings in cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and test new ways of coping. She also leans on client-centered principles to make sure sessions follow each person’s pace and priorities.

Sessions are tailored to the person in front of her. Christina listens first, then suggests exercises, small behavioral changes, and thought experiments to try between meetings. She emphasizes skills that can help with mood, sleep, and managing strong emotions like anger.

Her practice also pays attention to life transitions and role-specific stresses such as caregiver burden, workplace strain, and issues many women face. Christina supports people working through trauma, bipolar and other mood concerns, and feelings of isolation or paranoia by combining practical tools with steady listening.

If someone is looking for clear strategies and a compassionate guide, she helps set achievable goals and checks progress together. Her work aims to build skills that fit into daily life and create gradual, lasting change.

CBT and Person-Centered Work Online

Christina commonly uses cognitive behavioral approaches that focus on how thoughts, behaviors, and routines affect mood and daily functioning. CBT-style work includes identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, trying small behavior experiments, and building practical skills for anxiety, depression, sleep, and anger.

She also draws on client-centered principles which prioritize the person’s perspective and pace. That approach means the therapist follows the client’s lead, listens closely, and adapts exercises to each person’s goals and comfort level. Choosing the right mix of methods is a collaborative process based on the client’s needs and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging support shorter exchanges, between-session coaching, and flexible contact on a schedule that fits work and caregiving demands. Together these formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into daily life.