- Relationship-focused
- Practical steps
- Strengths-based
About Christina
Christina Lacey is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in New York. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, parenting challenges, and issues like codependency and low self-esteem. Christina brings eight years of clinical experience to her work and a calm, practical approach.
Christina began therapy later in life after raising a family, and that lived experience shaped her decision to change careers. She uses that perspective to relate to common struggles and to set realistic goals with clients. Conversations focus on finding clear options and small, doable steps forward.
Her practice uses a systemic lens that looks at relationships and patterns, not just symptoms. Christina blends Attachment-Based ideas with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and narrative ideas to help people see old stories in new ways. She checks progress regularly so people know what is changing and when to adjust the plan.
Sessions are collaborative and straightforward. Christina listens with respect and asks practical questions that help clients test new behaviors between sessions. She encourages mindfulness and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation or crisis coping is needed.
People often come to her for help managing life transitions, caregiver stress, grief after loss, or intimacy and communication problems. Christina focuses on building strengths and workable solutions so clients can move toward clearer relationships and steadier moods.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Christina draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape how people connect and feel safe, helping with intimacy, trust, and communication problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and offers practical tools to manage anxiety, depression, and stress.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Christina will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust the plan based on what helps most in real life.
Confirm session formats before booking, as options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it, and remove travel time. It also makes it possible to continue work through life changes or during caregiving responsibilities. Licensed professionals can offer the same practical tools and emotional support remotely, and Christina can help adapt exercises and homework so they work in the client’s everyday context.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Christina supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, depression, parenting challenges, codependency, ADHD, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a calm, practical style that blends system-focused thinking with goal-setting. Therapy emphasizes clear options, small steps, and regular progress checks.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of clinical experience and shifted into therapy after raising a family, bringing personal and professional perspective to her work.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds the credential LMFT, specifically a New York LMFT, and practices from New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options directly before booking to know how sessions are delivered.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.