About Christina
Christina Zivec is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois with 15 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and issues tied to intimacy and LGBT concerns. Christina also supports clients dealing with concentration, memory, and ADHD-related struggles.
She sees each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals. Christina aims to make the process feel manageable and hopeful rather than overwhelming.
Background and approach
Her work often centers on improving daily functioning and easing persistent worry. She helps people develop routines that support concentration and memory. Communication skills and reducing isolation are common targets in her sessions.
Christina pays attention to relational and intimacy-related concerns in one-on-one work. She uses straightforward strategies to improve connection and communication. The goal is better understanding and less conflict in close relationships.
For people exploring sexual orientation or LGBT topics, Christina offers supportive listening and coping strategies. She encourages clients to name their needs and take small, steady steps toward change. Her approach emphasizes collaboration, respect, and practical progress.
Approaches for focus, mood, and connection online
Christina uses evidence-based techniques that aim to make daily life feel more manageable. One common approach involves structured strategies to reduce worry and depression symptoms through goal-setting, activity planning, and skills practice that target mood and routine. This helps when low mood or stress makes it hard to get things done.Another focus is practical work on attention and organization. Sessions may include simple routines, task breakdowns, and tools to support concentration and memory. These techniques are helpful for people who struggle with focus or ADHD-related challenges and want straightforward ways to improve day-to-day functioning.
Finding the right blend of approaches is collaborative. Christina will talk with each person about goals, habits, and what feels helpful. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust them over time based on what works and what doesn’t.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations for deeper discussion. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people exchange brief updates, try shorter check-ins, or get support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep working on focus, mood, and relationships from wherever someone is located in Illinois.
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What this therapist works with
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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