About Kristina
Kristina Marchese is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona with nine years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, eating concerns, and low self-esteem. Her approach is down-to-earth and straightforward, written for a parent reading on a phone who wants clear help now.
Kristina describes how traumatic events can start small but send ripples through daily life. She helps people notice how upsetting memories, flashbacks, or strong emotions affect work, school, relationships, and sleep.
How Kristina works
Sessions are aimed at reducing distress and restoring a sense of balance and control. She spends time listening so a person feels understood before moving into practical steps. Kristina emphasizes helping people reconnect with their own strengths and inner voice.
Work in sessions includes building tools to manage panic attacks, anger, and impulse control, and to address body image or food-related struggles. Her practice also attends to attachment concerns, codependency, communication problems, first responder issues, and feelings like guilt or shame. Kristina helps people explore life purpose, isolation or loneliness, jealousy, and hoarding behaviors in a calm, paced way.
People can expect a steady, collaborative process that balances emotional support with hands-on techniques. The goal is not quick fixes but steady progress toward better coping, clearer decisions, and more confidence in daily life.
What Kristina works with
The areas below are the ones Kristina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Eating and food-related issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Somatization
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arizona |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work and support
Kristina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and emotional healing. One approach emphasizes skill-building for anxiety and panic symptoms, teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to reduce intense reactions. This helps people who struggle with panic attacks, chronic worry, or overwhelming avoidance.Another strand of her work concentrates on trauma-informed care, helping a person make sense of distressing memories and their ripple effects. This involves paced processing, learning to tolerate strong feelings, and strengthening personal coping skills to regain balance after traumatic events.
Choosing the best approach is collaborative. Kristina listens to the person’s story, goals, and preferences, then recommends techniques to try. She checks in and adjusts plans as needs change so the work fits real life and feels manageable.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face connection when that matters. Phone sessions can fit a busy day or avoid bandwidth issues. Live chat and texting work well for brief check-ins, skill practice, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around school, work, or family demands.
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