Christina Chykirda, LPC

Christina Chykirda is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Connecticut who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and everyday thought and habit patterns. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style and aims to make therapy feel like a team effort. Christina uses clear explanations and short homework tasks to build new habits and coping skills over time.

She has about 10 years of experience in mental health settings. That work has included inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient care. Those roles exposed her to a wide range of concerns from trauma and substance issues to mood disorders and relationship struggles.

Christina describes her approach as empathic, nonjudgmental, and interactive. She works collaboratively to set goals, teach skills, and assign manageable homework. She also provides education about conditions so people better understand what they are facing and how change happens.

Her clinical work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, client-centered elements, existential ideas, and mindfulness practices. She emphasizes facing difficult emotions and replacing unhealthy coping with safer, more effective habits. That often means trying small challenges and tracking progress between sessions.

People who value clear explanations, practical tools, and steady encouragement may find her approach useful. She communicates in English and practices in Connecticut as an LPC.

Approaches that guide online work

Client-centered work focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. That approach helps people feel heard and makes it easier to set personal goals and plan small changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It uses practical exercises and short homework tasks to shift unhelpful thinking and build new habits, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and everyday habits.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships. It offers concrete tools for handling urges and reducing reliance on unhealthy coping strategies.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration helps tailor sessions so they feel useful and relevant.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session options with the therapist before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and support steady practice of skills between meetings.