Christina DeSantis
Hopeful, practical therapy for life’s challenges
LICSW Massachusetts
- Experience
- 11 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing
- Languages
- English
About Christina
Christina DeSantis is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
With 11 years of clinical experience, she brings a practical, person-centered approach that adapts to each client’s circumstances rather than adhering strictly to a single modality. Christina emphasizes honesty, empathy, and authenticity in her work while aiming to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space for difficult conversations.
She often blends strategies drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to address issues such as mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, chronic illness-related emotional distress, substance use concerns, codependency, and feelings of isolation or low self-worth.
Christina’s background in human services and long-term clinical work informs a collaborative style in which treatment plans are tailored to individual goals and readiness for change. Her intent is to guide clients through challenging transitions and recovery processes with compassion and clear, practical tools.
Approaches that guide online work and practical access
Christina draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood disorders through structured, skills-based work. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support people who are ambivalent about change, focusing on building motivation and clarifying personal goals in areas such as addiction recovery or health-related behavior change.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Christina works with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, preferences, and goals, and she adapts techniques over time as progress and circumstances evolve. This collaborative stance aims to make therapy feel relevant and achievable for each person.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity during life transitions. These formats provide flexibility for people who need different levels of real-time interaction or brief check-ins while accessing licensed professionals from their own location.
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Experience
11+ years
Licensed
Massachusetts
Languages
English