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- Stress and anxiety
- LGBT concerns
- Parenting help
About Kristina
LCSW in Pennsylvania with seven years of clinical experience, Kristina Dugas helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, trauma, and LGBTQ concerns. She focuses on practical skills and short-term strategies people can use between sessions. Kristina speaks English and practices in Pennsylvania.
Kristina uses approaches that are evidence based and oriented to the client’s current needs. She draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thinking and on mindfulness to reduce reactivity. Kristina also uses motivational interviewing to clarify goals and solution-focused techniques to identify next steps.
Her background includes work in residential settings, schools from elementary through high school, and outpatient care. That variety shaped how she structures sessions - clear goals, concrete practice, and regular check-ins on progress. Parents and young adults may find the sessions center on skill-building and problem solving.
She has experience supporting people through grief and loss, trauma and abuse, social anxiety and phobia, and general anxiety and depression. Kristina also works with people from the LGBTQ community and those facing parenting strain. Sessions emphasize actionable tools rather than long descriptions of problems.
Kristina uses elements from exposure and response prevention when relevant and incorporates the Triple P Parenting Program for parents who want a structured curriculum. She prefers a collaborative process where goals are set together and progress is reviewed regularly.
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Evidence-based approaches and how they work online
Kristina uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. CBT involves setting specific goals, practicing new skills during and between sessions, and tracking progress over time. This approach is commonly used for anxiety, social phobia, and stress-related problems.She also draws on mindfulness practices to help reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. Mindfulness work can include short exercises, breath work, and noticing patterns of thinking that contribute to distress.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client discuss goals, try approaches, and adjust methods based on what helps most. That collaborative process aims to find techniques that fit daily life and the client’s preferences.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography did not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises so they can be practiced between meetings and applied in real situations.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, Maine
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, and issues related to LGBTQ identity. Social anxiety and phobia are also listed focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based techniques and focuses on building practical skills. Sessions emphasize goal setting, exercises to practice between meetings, and regular review of progress.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience as a clinician. Her background includes residential care, school settings, and outpatient practice.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Pennsylvania and practices in Pennsylvania.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats were not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.