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?
For over a decade, I’ve worked the most acute cases: Prisons, residential, foster care, corporate, even living in clients’ homes alongside their families. My mission is to provide direct, compassionate accountability that doesn’t accept excuses. I shift perspectives, reveal blind spots, and push you toward your greatest self.
The result? Most clients recover in under a year and see drastic, measurable life improvements.
I provide virtual therapy in Texas 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, personality disorders and the issues that come with it.
Most of my clients see measurable shifts in 4-6 sessions and complete recovery in under a year. I’m not interested in keeping you in therapy forever. We set clear milestones from session one, and if you do the work, you’ll know quickly whether this is working. I’ve had clients turn their lives around in 90 days. I’ve also had some need longer. But you won’t be left wondering.
I’ve worked in prisons. I’ve lived in homes with clients who had relapsed 10+ times. I’ve sat with people who were told they were ‘treatment-resistant.’ The only clients I’ve never been able to help are the ones who refuse to show up honestly. If you’re still breathing with a functioning brain, you’re not too far gone. I’ve seen people rebuild from absolutely nothing
No. I’ve worked with felons, addicts who stole from their own families, and people who’ve hurt the people they love most. Shame keeps you sick. I don’t need to judge you to help you. I need you to be honest. That’s it.
Yes. With me you get someone who will check in on your commitments, call you out kindly, and not let you hide. I’m not the therapist who nods for 50 minutes and sends you on your way.
I won’t. Relapse is information, not a termination letter. The question isn’t ‘Will you relapse?’ It’s ‘What will you do differently when you do?’ I’ve helped clients through dozens of relapses. The only time I’d step back is if you stop communicating. Otherwise, we work through it together.
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. Past therapy may have helped you understand your pain. We’ll resolve it. That means: no venting for 50 minutes with no direction. I’ll call out your patterns, give you concrete steps, and follow up on whether you did them. If you’re tired of being ‘self-aware’ but unchanged, you’re in the right place.
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!
Yes. 15-20 minutes, no charge. We’ll talk about what you’re struggling with, what you’ve tried, and whether my direct style is a match for you. I’ll tell you honestly if I think I can help. No pressure to book. By the end, you’ll know if you want to work with me.
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
