Cristina Perez, LMFT

Cristina Perez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges linked to parenting and caregiving. She also supports people dealing with anger, self-esteem struggles, trauma, ADHD, and work-related stress. Her approach is straightforward and centered on practical tools that can be used between sessions.

Cristina favors clear, goal-focused conversations that break problems into manageable steps. She listens for what matters most to each person and helps build coping skills that fit day-to-day life. Sessions often include setting small goals, trying out new responses, and tracking what works.

She brings 14 years of clinical experience to her work and aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space. That experience informs how she tailors strategies for mood disorders, social anxiety, and communication problems. Her background includes helping people adjust after major life changes and cope with caregiver stress.

Techniques are drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-focused methods, used as fits the person’s needs. Cristina emphasizes collaboration - clients and therapist decide together which approaches to try. She also pays attention to practical barriers, such as daily routines, when shaping treatment plans.

Cristina practices in California and conducts sessions in English. People who want to begin can use the site’s Start Therapy process to match and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

How CBT and Trauma-Focused Work Translate to Online Sessions

Many clients benefit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because it focuses on practical steps. CBT helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing difficult memories and building coping skills to manage symptoms that follow traumatic events.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and daily routines to decide which techniques to try. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is helpful and what fits the person’s life.

If you are considering online work, confirm the session formats available before booking. The main practical benefit is flexibility - online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a workday, reduce commute time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also make it simpler to practice skills in the real-life settings where problems occur. Licensed professionals can guide homework, skills practice, and gradual exposure exercises in remote sessions, adapting tools from CBT and trauma-focused work so they remain usable between meetings.