Cristina Perez, LMFT

Cristina Perez is a California licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, anger, and low self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with trauma, ADHD, career changes, and questions around identity and relationships.

Cristina centers sessions on practical tools and clear goals. She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also draws on trauma-focused work when past events are getting in the way of daily life.

Sessions are collaborative and goal oriented. Cristina works with each person to set manageable steps and skills they can use between meetings. She prioritizes small, concrete changes that add up over time.

Her practice pays attention to communication struggles, caregiver stress, mood disorders, and social anxiety. Cristina helps people strengthen coping strategies, regain confidence, and navigate life transitions. She aims to make therapy feel practical and relevant to real-world demands.

With 14 years of experience as an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Cristina balances empathy with straightforward strategies. People meet her for help sorting feelings, improving relationships, and creating a plan for moving forward.

How CBT and Trauma-Focused Care Work Online

Christina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns of thinking that feed anxiety or low mood and practice new behaviors that feel more helpful. CBT sessions often include setting small experiments, practicing skills, and tracking progress between meetings.

She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy when past experiences continue to cause distress. That work focuses on processing difficult memories safely and building skills to manage triggers and intense emotions in everyday life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cristina will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then agree on methods to try together. If one approach isn’t helping, she will adapt the plan so it fits the person’s needs and pace.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people preserve face-to-face interaction while fitting sessions into a busy day. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter updates, skill coaching, or check-ins between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling everyday responsibilities.