- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Family of origin issues
About Crista
Crista Shaw is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maine with 15 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and anger issues and helps people facing depression, grief, and parenting challenges. Crista also works with clients around ADHD and LGBT-related concerns.
Her approach centers on listening and helping clients name what they are experiencing. Sessions use clear, practical conversation. Crista aims to help people notice patterns that come from their family of origin and how those patterns show up now.
She often combines client-centered work with cognitive-behavioral tools. That means the conversation is guided by the client's priorities while also testing small changes in thinking or action. Crista uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotion regulation or impulsivity is a concern.
When trauma is part of the story, Trauma-Focused Therapy is used to address painful memories and reactions at a manageable pace. Crista helps people develop coping skills and safer ways to respond to triggers without rushing the process.
Clients typically leave sessions with a short list of practical steps to try between meetings. The focus can include relationship roles, blended family stress, adoption and foster care issues, postpartum mood changes, or feelings of isolation. She works in English and does not accept international clients.
How her therapeutic approaches translate to remote sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. In practice this means sessions start with what matters most now and use reflective discussion to clarify feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) adds practical exercises such as testing unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors between sessions to reduce anxiety and low mood.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will talk about goals and try methods that fit those goals and the client's preferences. Adjustments are made as needed so the work feels useful and realistic for everyday life.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a workday, limit travel time, or allow brief check-ins during busy weeks. They also let people practice CBT or DBT skills in real time and report back about what worked. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to suit remote meetings so progress continues outside the session.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, family problems, trauma and anger along with depression, grief, parenting issues, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered with practical CBT tools and DBT skills used as needed to manage strong emotions and impulsivity.
How much experience does she have?
Crista has 15 years of professional experience providing counseling across a range of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a ME LCPC, practicing in Maine.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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