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- Stress management
- ADHD support
- Intimacy concerns
About Christina
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with 15 years of experience, Christina Zivec helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD symptoms, and intimacy concerns. She also addresses LGBT issues, communication problems, isolation and social anxiety. Christina works from the view that clients know their story best and brings that outlook into sessions.
Christina focuses on practical, evidence-based techniques aimed at improving daily functioning. She talks through what is happening now and helps people identify small changes they can try between sessions. Conversations center on concentration, memory, and strategies to handle moments of intense worry or low mood.
When intimacy or relationship concerns come up, Christina helps individuals identify patterns and try new ways of communicating. For LGBT concerns she listens to how identity and relationships interact with stress and mood. With social anxiety and isolation she uses approaches that encourage gradual exposure and clearer social skills.
Her work with ADHD-related challenges emphasizes organizing strategies and routines that match a person's life. When focus and memory are concerns, sessions break problems into manageable steps and practical experiments. Christina encourages clients to notice what works and adjust with simple, measurable changes.
People who see Christina can expect straightforward conversations, concrete tools, and collaborative planning. She asks about daily routines and helps set achievable goals. To start, clients follow the site’s matching process and schedule a first meeting.
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Approach-based work and practical online sessions
Christina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing what happens day to day. One common approach she uses involves breaking problems into small, testable steps to reduce anxiety and increase confidence in social situations. This method helps with social anxiety, isolation, and phobia by building gradual exposure and practice.Another approach centers on practical strategies for attention and memory. These techniques identify routines, visual cues, and simple planning tools to improve concentration and follow-through. They are often useful for people coping with ADHD-related difficulties and for those who notice trouble organizing tasks.
She treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss goals, try methods, and adjust what they do together based on what helps. This lets sessions change as needs and priorities change.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists often adapt exercises and homework to fit a client's day-to-day life, helping tools transfer into real situations.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Christina works with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD-related concentration and memory issues, LGBT concerns, intimacy problems, communication difficulties, isolation, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical strategies. Sessions emphasize concrete tools and small experiments to change daily patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional work experience supporting people with mood, attention, and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an LCPC licensed in Illinois and provides services based in that state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.