Christina Lacey

Compassionate, systems-oriented therapy for life transitions

LMFT New York

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Christina

Christina Lacey is an experienced licensed marriage and family therapist who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, depression, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She also works with concerns around intimacy, parenting, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, as well as a broad range of family and caregiving issues. Christina brings eight years of clinical practice in New York and combines practical tools with a systems-oriented perspective to help clients and their loved ones navigate change and regain balance.

Christina’s therapeutic style is collaborative and respectful, grounded in approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), attachment-based work, DBT skills, emotionally-focused techniques, and mindfulness. She emphasizes identifying strengths, setting concrete goals, and measuring progress to maintain motivation and adjust direction when needed.

Her background includes work with older adults and experience as a grief counselor, which informs her sensitivity to life stage concerns like aging, hospice and end-of-life issues, and caregiver stress. Clients can expect a therapist who values openness and practical problem solving while attending to relational dynamics.

Christina integrates narrative and solution-focused elements to broaden perspective, clarify options, and support sustainable change for individuals, couples, and families.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Christina often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. She also integrates Attachment-Based Therapy to explore patterns in relationships and improve emotional connection and trust. When appropriate, she brings in DBT-informed skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance to support clients facing intense feelings or interpersonal conflict.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to clarify goals, assess what feels workable, and adapt methods over time so treatment aligns with the client's needs and preferences rather than relying on a single technique.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options allow clients to access consistent care from licensed professionals without commuting, making it easier to maintain continuity during life transitions, caregiving responsibilities, or other competing demands.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Christina commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, grief and depression, coping with life changes, parenting and family concerns, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and related topics such as divorce, caregiving stress, and end-of-life concerns.

How would you describe Christina's therapeutic style?

Her approach is collaborative and respectful, blending practical interventions with attention to relational patterns. She sets goals with clients and tracks progress while drawing on narrative and solution-focused elements.

What is her clinical and professional background?

Christina has eight years of clinical experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist and has worked in independent practice with individuals, couples, and older adults; she is also a certified grief counselor.

Where is Christina licensed and practicing?

She is an LMFT licensed in New York with license number NY LMFT 001586 and practices with clients based in New York.

Which languages does she offer therapy in and can she work with international clients?

Therapy is provided in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available for online work?

Available session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGrief Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityLife purposeSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English