Christina DeAngelis , LCSW

Christina DeAngelis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Pennsylvania who focuses on practical support for everyday challenges. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, career pressure, and life transitions. Christina uses a straightforward style and aims to create a respectful, compassionate space for people to talk through what matters most to them.

She brings three years of clinical experience to sessions and works with issues such as relationship friction, grief, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. Christina also supports people facing intimacy-related worries and those navigating workplace or financial stress. Women’s issues are included among the areas she focuses on.

Her approach blends short-term skills with deeper emotional work. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and on dialectical behavior strategies to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Emotionally-focused methods help with attachment and closeness concerns, while mindfulness practices teach simple ways to stay present.

Christina uses motivational interviewing to help people find internal reasons to change and to strengthen commitment to goals. Sessions aim to be collaborative, goal-oriented, and practical. She will work with each person to develop steps that fit their life and priorities.

People can expect clear, direct conversation, tools to practice between sessions, and a focus on what the person wants to accomplish. Christina respects each person’s pace and will adjust strategies as needed.

How her approaches work in online sessions

Christina commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then tailor methods to match those needs. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as progress is made.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone meetings can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice call fits better. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, focused problem-solving, or ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These options aim to make scheduling easier and therapy more flexible for different lifestyles.