Kristina Malley, LPC

Kristina Malley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and mood-related concerns. She writes in a straightforward way and aims to make the first step feel easier for people who are nervous about beginning therapy.

She meets with people using messaging, phone, and video options, letting communication fit into busy days. Sessions concentrate on building a working relationship and identifying strengths. Kristina helps clients set short- and long-term goals and breaks those goals into small, manageable steps.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral ideas alongside client-centered and mindfulness approaches. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns, practice new responses, and use present-moment awareness to reduce reactivity. Dialectical behavior therapy and solution-focused techniques are also part of her toolbox when skills training or goal-directed work makes sense.

Kristina holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Immaculata University and has worked in the field for 11 years. Her background includes supporting people with bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma and grief, eating and sleeping concerns, and caregiver stress. She also addresses relationship problems, body image, and career transitions.

Sessions tend to be practical and goal-oriented while staying attuned to the person’s experience. Kristina aims to help clients identify what gets in the way and learn clear strategies to move forward at a manageable pace.

How Kristina’s Approaches Work Online

Kristina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, usually through practical exercises and short homework tasks that build new habits. Client-centered methods focus on listening and reflecting so people feel understood and can set goals that matter to them. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when feelings feel overwhelming.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Kristina will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and how they prefer to work, then suggest methods to try and adjust as progress is made. That collaborative process makes it easier to find what feels useful in everyday life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and situations. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skills practice, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy days while keeping treatment focused and skill-based.