Christina McGuire , LCSW

Christina McGuire is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Maine with 15 years of clinical experience. She draws on community and outdoor settings as well as traditional therapy environments to support people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and life transitions. Christina keeps a relaxed, down-to-earth presence in sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.

Christina uses a person-centered, strengths-based approach. Sessions are collaborative and goal oriented. She helps people identify what’s getting in the way, build coping skills, and try different strategies to reduce distress.

Her background includes a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Southern Maine and earlier study in outdoor education and experiential learning at the University of New Hampshire. That mix of classroom and field work shaped a practical style that emphasizes learning from experience and applying new skills in everyday life.

Over the past several years Christina has developed practice experience supporting people with substance use concerns alongside other mental health needs. She combines mindfulness techniques, practical cognitive strategies, and attention to attachment and relationship patterns when useful.

People who do best with Christina often want straightforward guidance, a calm conversational style, and tools they can use between sessions. She regularly helps with women's issues among many other concerns and adapts her methods to each person’s goals and pace.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's needs. It helps people feel understood and identify their own solutions through supportive conversation and reflection.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses clear exercises and short tools to change unhelpful thinking and build coping skills for anxiety, depression, and mood concerns.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name emotions and change unhelpful patterns in relationships and attachment. It can be useful when emotional patterns keep getting in the way of connection and well-being.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christina will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts techniques as progress is made and checks in regularly about what is or isn't working.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less data and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging supports quick check-ins, journaling style work, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.