About Kristina
Kristina Maldonado uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, and depression. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania and brings a calm, practical style to sessions. Kristina focuses on clear steps people can use between meetings to feel steadier and more confident.
She sees parenting challenges as a common source of stress and works with parents to build coping skills. She also helps people who struggle with self-esteem, motivation, and mood changes.
Background and approach
Communication problems are another focus, with attention to small shifts that improve everyday interactions. Kristina emphasizes strengths. She believes each person knows their story best and can use existing resources to move forward.
In sessions she listens, reflects what she hears, and offers simple strategies to try at home. Her approach is practical and collaborative. Sessions often include short experiments, skill practice, and goal-setting.
People leave with specific ideas to test between meetings and ways to track progress. With a decade of professional experience, Kristina has worked across issues related to mood and life transitions. She offers support for navigating change and for rebuilding self-love and confidence.
Her style suits people who want clear, steady guidance and usable tools. Sessions are provided in English and can be arranged online in several formats. Kristina helps clients identify small, achievable steps toward feeling more balanced and capable.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Kristina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and steady progress. One approach emphasizes skill-building for anxiety and stress, teaching breath work, behavioral experiments, and simple routines to reduce worry and overwhelm. Another approach targets mood and self-esteem through small behavioral changes and exercises that boost motivation and reinforce positive self-talk.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with clients to identify goals, try methods that fit their life, and adjust strategies over time. This lets clients see what helps and keeps the work aligned with their needs and preferences.
Online therapy is offered through multiple formats to make sessions flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter updates, ongoing check-ins, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and maintain steady progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English