About Christina
Christina McGuire is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of clinical experience based in Maine. She draws on a range of settings from schools and health centers to outdoor and experiential programs. Christina focuses on helping people who feel stuck by offering steady, practical support and clear goals.
She trained at the University of Southern Maine, earning a Master’s in Social Work, and studied outdoor education and experiential learning at the University of New Hampshire.
How Christina works
That background shows up in how she encourages learning from experience rather than only talking about problems. Christina uses a relaxed, person-centered style that highlights strengths and relationships. Sessions tend to be practical and goal-oriented.
She helps people build coping skills for stress, anxiety, mood changes, addictions, grief, and life transitions. Her work addresses a wide set of concerns including relationship and communication struggles, self-esteem, career stress, parenting challenges, attachment issues, and mood disorders such as bipolar and depression. Christina also supports people facing trauma and abuse, substance use concerns, and the particular stresses caregivers carry.
In sessions she blends evidence-based methods with mindfulness and emotionally focused ideas to help people notice patterns, practice new ways of relating, and manage overwhelming emotions. The pace is collaborative - Christina helps set achievable steps and adjusts work to what a person needs in the moment.
Christina lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Christina works with
The areas below are the ones Christina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maine |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and helps clients decide the next steps that feel right for them. This approach helps with building self-esteem, making decisions, and navigating life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses simple exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful thought patterns and reduce anxiety or low mood. CBT is useful for stress, panic, social anxiety and mood symptoms.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and change harmful interaction patterns. It supports naming emotions clearly and practicing new ways to connect and respond in relationships. That work can reduce conflict and ease intense emotional reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms and preferences and suggest methods to try. Choices are revisited as goals change so the plan stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a shorter break. Live chat and text-based messaging are handy for quick check-ins, journaling between sessions, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options make ongoing support more practical for different schedules and needs.
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