Cristina's Counseling and Recovery
Specialized Virtual Therapy & Mental Health Coaching for Lasting Recovery
Have you been through the cycle? Therapy, well-meaning advice, even rehab/treatment centers, only to find yourself back in the same painful patterns?
Standard therapy often fails for complex cases because it doesn’t address the root of the issue: the deep, unresolved trauma and the protective, yet destructive, behaviors like addiction and eating disorders that have kept you safe. You’re not failing; the one-size-fits-all approach is.
Therapy that fits your life, doesn’t disrupt it. I provide virtual therapy (TX) and recovery coaching for complex clients nationwide. We’ll schedule around your life so you can integrate healing in real-time, not in a weekly office. Because therapy should empower your life, not pause it.
Here, we will:
- Connect the Dots: We’ll uncover how your trauma, addiction, and eating behaviors are intertwined so you can stop fighting separate battles and finally address the core war.
- Honor Your Survival: Your coping mechanisms, even the harmful ones, helped you survive. We’ll respect that, and then gently build new, life-giving strategies so the old ones can retire.
- Move at Your Pace, with Unshakable Expertise: I am trained in the most effective modalities for complex cases, and I am known for my unflinching belief in your capacity to heal, even when you’ve lost belief in yourself.
This work is deep. It is courageous. It requires a guide who is not afraid of the dark places and who knows the path out.
I am that guide.
Clinical Experience:
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor and Recovery coach Supervised by B.J. Barksdale, NCC, LPC-S. Throughout my career I have provided in-person, virtual, and have even lived with clients to coach them through their healing all across the United States. Most of my clients have been adults and adolescents struggling with eating disorders, addiction, and personality disorders
Because I don’t just understand trauma, addiction, and recovery- I’ve lived it, healed from it, and now guide others through it. With 10+ years of experience providing treatment in prisons to foster care, rehabs to eating disorder residential and even living with clients across the U.S to guide them through recovery in real time. I’ve worked with every kind of struggle. My clients don’t get textbook advice; they get real-world strategies from someone who’s walked the path and knows the way out.
Most therapists know the theory. I know the fight. I’ve been on both sides: the therapist and the person in the chair, wrestling with generational trauma, addiction, and hitting rock bottom (more than once). My approach isn’t just clinical. It’s raw, relatable, and relentlessly focused on your breakthrough.
I combine:
✔ Evidence-based therapy (because science works)
✔ Hard-won wisdom (because lived experience matters)
✔ No-BS compassion (I won’t tiptoe, but I’ll never judge)
Yes. Because I only teach what I’ve proven works, both in my own life and with clients like:
Former inmates rebuilding their lives
Executives drowning in stress and self-sabotage
Teens and families shattered by trauma
Addiction survivors reclaiming their power
People just like you, who thought they were “too broken” to heal
Healing isn’t magic. It’s work. And I’ll give you the exact tools to do it.
I’ve worked with:
People on parole and powerful CEOs
Foster kids and families in crisis
Those battling addiction, eating disorders, and deep trauma
No matter your struggle, I won’t flinch. I’ve sat where you sit. Now, I’m here to help you stand up stronger.
- Addiction & Compulsive Behaviors: Move beyond will power to build a sustainable life of purpose and sobriety.
- Your Relationship with Food & Your Body: Find peace and freedom from the cycle of disordered eating and negative self-image.
- Trauma & PTSD: Safely process painful experiences from your past to finally feel secure and present in your own life.
- Intense Emotions & Personality Disorders: Develop powerful skills for emotional regulation, stability, and building healthier, more fulfilling relationships.
- Family & Relationship Dynamics: Break cycles of conflict and poor communication to create connection and understanding.
- Building Unshakable Confidence & Boundaries: Learn to protect your peace, communicate your needs with clarity, and build profound self-respect.
- Sustaining Recovery for Life: Get dedicated therapy/coaching, accountability, and support to not just recover, but to thrive long-term.
You already have! Surviving your past proves you’re stronger than you think. Healing isn’t about being “fixed”. It’s about finally trusting yourself. I’ve been where you are. Now, I live a life I once couldn’t imagine: full of peace, healthy love, and real joy. If I can get here, so can you.
Yes! Virtual therapy includes exposure work and is highly effective for:
✔︎ Binge eating disorder
✔︎ Anorexia nervosa
✔︎ Bulimia nervosa
We focus on mindset shifts, emotional triggers, and sustainable habits.
Because I refuse to let you stay stuck. If you’re tired of venting for an hour and leaving with zero direction, we’ll do things differently. I’ll challenge you, call out patterns, and give you actionable steps, not just insight. Past therapy might’ve helped you understand your pain; we’ll actually resolve it.
Therapy (Texas Residents Only):
Licensed clinical work focused on diagnosing and treating mental health conditions (anxiety, depression, trauma, etc.).
Involves deep emotional processing, coping strategies, and healing past wounds.
Available only to Texas residents due to state licensing laws.
- Session cost can be covered with your insurance OON benefits if applicable
Recovery Coaching (Nationwide):
Action-oriented support for anyone seeking to break free from destructive patterns whether addiction, self-sabotage, or life transitions.
Focuses on goal-setting, accountability, and practical steps, not clinical treatment.
Available to clients in all 50 states (no licensing restrictions).
Why Choose One Over the Other?
Need clinical mental health care? → Therapy (Texas only).
Want no-nonsense guidance to build momentum in recovery? → Coaching
Both are rooted in real-world experience + proven strategies just tailored to your needs. Let’s discuss which is right for you!
Virtual therapy services for mental health
I do not accept insurance. All sessions are private pay. Superbills can be provided for out-of-network benefit reimbursement.
- Hourly therapy and coaching $150
- In-person therapy and coaching $250
- Virtual Medicaid Hourly therapy and coaching $50 (limited space)
- One-time assessment and recovery plan $300
- Comprehensive mental health evaluations
- Free 15 minute phone consultation available
