KRISTINA KOTECHA, LPC

KRISTINA KOTECHA is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 21 years of experience helping people cope with stress and anxiety. She works with individuals facing relationship and family tensions, intimacy-related worries, depression, and addiction concerns. Her approach is practical and respectful, aimed at helping people take small steps toward relief.

She listens first and adapts conversations to each person's needs. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills that can be used between meetings. Kristina emphasizes compassion and sensitivity while encouraging real change.

Her work often includes tackling sleep problems, grief, low self-esteem, anger, and career stress. She also helps people manage parenting strain, caregiver stress, and life transitions. Additional focus areas include codependency, communication problems, blended family issues, and questions around sexual identity and kink culture.

Clinical methods she uses include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, mindfulness, and solution-focused strategies. These tools are woven together to match what a person needs in the moment. Kristina explains techniques plainly and practices them alongside clients.

People can expect a grounded, steady style that balances practical skill-building with empathic conversation. Kristina encourages clients to define what a better life looks like and helps them build the habits that support it.

Approaches and Online Therapy Options

Kristina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with stress. ACT helps people clarify values and commit to actions that create a meaningful life, which can be helpful for grief, low self-esteem, and lingering avoidance.

She also uses client-centered techniques that prioritize listening and empathy, helping people feel heard while they set goals. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels helpful and realistic for each person.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues during longer sessions. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, quick skills practice, or fitting support into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, and other commitments.