Crista Lonergan

Crista Lonergan is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in Ohio with 10 years of experience. Crista focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem. They aim to make the first steps toward change feel more manageable and less overwhelming.

Crista creates a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Sessions emphasize honest conversation and small, doable steps toward clearer goals. The therapist uses plain language and guides people through coping strategies they can try between meetings.

Their work draws on trauma-focused approaches along with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. These methods help people notice unhelpful patterns, build coping skills, and reconnect with what matters to them. Attachment-based ideas inform how relationships and early experiences may shape current struggles.

Crista has supported people dealing with relationships, family tensions, grief, intimacy concerns, eating issues, parenting stress, anger, and life transitions. They also address concerns like ADHD, identity and LGBT matters, immigration-related stress, and multicultural issues. Sessions are individualized to match each person’s needs and goals.

Spanish and English are both offered for sessions. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How trauma-informed and behavioral approaches work online

Trauma-Focused Therapy looks at how distressing events affect daily life and relationships. In practice it helps people name what happened, notice how the body and mind respond, and build ways to feel more grounded and safe in day-to-day life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills for noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that help people move toward a life they care about. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape expectations and reactions in current connections, and it can help people shift unhelpful patterns in relating to others.

Finding the right approach is often a process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose or combine methods based on their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That collaboration guides how sessions are structured and which practices are prioritized.

The biography does not list which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten commute time, allow a brief check-in during a work break, or remove the need to be on camera for every session. Licensed professionals adapt exercises, skills practice, and conversations so therapy remains practical and usable in day-to-day life.