- Stress and anxiety
- Career and transitions
- Client-centered work
About Christina
Christina Teel-Gonzales is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with 28 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career questions, relationship and family concerns, parenting strains, and ADHD-related challenges. She lists young adult issues among her areas of focus and works with people facing life transitions common in early adulthood.
Christina uses straightforward, practical conversations to help people build coping skills. She draws on client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral ideas, and solution-focused work to identify small changes that make daily life easier. Sessions are conducted virtually through online counseling sites that support her practice.
Her academic background includes a master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance from Texas State University and a bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Texas. That mix of counseling and workplace-focused study informs how she talks about career stress and job transitions.
Christina has maintained private practices in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Outside work she spends time with her daughter and two young grandsons, and she has lived in Germany and traveled widely across the U.S. and Europe. Her international experience contributes to a broad view of cultural and life changes.
People often begin by naming feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or behind their peers. Christina helps people break those concerns down into concrete steps. She and the client set short-term goals, try practical strategies, and check what is working at regular intervals.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy starts by listening to what matters to the person in front of her and helping them set goals that feel important. This approach is about reflective listening and adjusting sessions to what the client brings up, which can help with identity, relationship, and transition questions.Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Christina uses CBT techniques to help people test unhelpful thoughts, build new habits, and reduce anxiety or low mood through specific behavioral experiments and homework between sessions.
Solution-focused therapy looks for practical, short-term steps that move someone toward their goals. It is useful for tackling immediate problems like career decisions, daily routines, or coping with change by identifying what has worked before and trying small, repeatable actions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Christina will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person’s preferences, and adjust as progress is reviewed. The process is collaborative and aims to produce useful changes people can notice in their day-to-day life.
Her practice operates through online counseling sites. If you need specifics about session formats and scheduling, confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into school, work, or busy days, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time so people can keep appointments more consistently.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
28+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career and life changes, relationships, family matters, parenting, ADHD, and related issues such as abandonment and caregiver stress.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses client-centered listening alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies to identify practical steps and build coping skills.
How many years has she been practicing?
Christina has 28 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor working with a variety of concerns.
What credential and state licensure does she hold?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor, licensed in Texas.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She accepts international clients; confirm any time zone or scheduling details before booking.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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