About Cristin
Cristin Opall is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 11 years of experience to her practice in Wisconsin. She focuses on stress, anxiety, and self-esteem, and helps people build confidence and find clearer motivation. Cristin emphasizes a collaborative, strengths-based approach and meets clients where they are in their lives.
She views each person as the expert of their own story and looks for practical ways to use existing strengths. Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to small, achievable steps that add up over time.
Background and approach
Cristin encourages clients to notice progress and adjust the plan as needed. Cristin also supports people navigating family challenges such as blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and other family problems. She has experience with panic disorder and panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive concerns, social anxiety and phobia, and Seasonal Affective Disorder.
She helps people name their feelings and find coping strategies that fit daily life. In 2023 Cristin learned she is BRCA 1 positive and has personal experience with the choices that follow that diagnosis. She can listen and share from her own journey while helping clients process grief, anger, identity shifts, and other emotions that arise.
Therapy sessions remain focused on the client’s needs and decisions. Cristin offers sessions in English and works with clients through a range of online formats. The subscription-based model used for sessions can be canceled at any time and scheduling is arranged once a client completes a short matching questionnaire.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Two evidence-based techniques Cristin uses focus on skill-building and short-term strategies. One approach teaches practical coping skills for anxiety and panic, such as breathing exercises, behavioral experiments, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations to reduce avoidance. These methods help with panic attacks, social anxiety, and obsessive worries.Another common approach centers on strengthening self-esteem and motivation through small, concrete actions. This includes identifying strengths, setting achievable goals, and practicing new habits that support confidence and day-to-day functioning. That work suits people who feel stuck or who want more consistent motivation.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Cristin collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She will adjust plans over time based on what is working and what needs to change.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls let people connect face-to-face from different locations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.
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- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English