Cristina Lopez-Mera, LMHC
Story-centered care with practical tools
Details
| Name | Cristina Lopez-Mera |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida, Massachusetts |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Cristina
Cristina Lopez-Mera is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on common life struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship concerns. Cristina speaks English and Spanish and practices in Florida.
Cristina uses a narrative-focused approach alongside client-centered methods to help people tell and reframe the stories they carry. She also integrates cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and mindfulness skills to teach simple relaxation tools.
Background and approach
Her tone is practical and collaborative; she aims to help people make small, usable changes. Sessions cover everyday challenges such as career stress, grief, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Cristina also addresses concerns that include multicultural issues, immigration, family of origin problems, and life purpose questions.
She can support people working through infidelity, divorce and separation, or problems with codependency. Her work is conversational and down-to-earth. She listens for the patterns that create stuckness and helps clients try new ways of responding.
Therapy may include short skill practice, reflection on personal stories, and setting realistic goals. Cristina’s background includes two decades of practice in Florida and experience with a wide variety of mood and behavioral concerns. People often choose her for a straightforward, respectful approach that mixes narrative ideas, CBT tools, and mindfulness techniques.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Cristina works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Cristina among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Cristina among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Cristina among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Cristina among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Cristina among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Cristina among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Cristina directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Cristina directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Narrative and Practical Approaches for Online Work
Cristina often uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves and their lives, and to shape alternative narratives that fit their goals. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep the focus on the person’s experience, listening closely and following the client’s lead. Finally, she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot thinking patterns that lead to distress and to try behavioral experiments that can change everyday habits.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Cristina works collaboratively to decide which methods to use, adapting the plan to a person's goals, preferences, and the issues they bring to sessions. Clients are invited to give feedback so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching mindfulness exercises. Phone sessions can suit those with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging make short check-ins or more frequent support easier to fit into a busy day. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to schedule.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship strain, career issues, grief, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She blends Narrative Therapy with client-centered listening and practical CBT techniques, and uses mindfulness exercises when helpful.
How long has she practiced?
Cristina has 20 years of experience providing mental health counseling in Florida.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MA and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC, practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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