Crista Shaw

Crista Shaw is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and family conflict. Crista aims to make the first step easier and stresses that reaching out for help is an important act of courage.

Crista uses a client-centered approach that puts the person's experience first. She listens closely and helps people name what they are feeling. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try small changes that can make daily life easier.

Her background includes work supporting people after trauma and with anger management challenges. Crista also addresses issues like parenting strain, adoption and foster care concerns, blended family problems, and family of origin patterns. She helps people cope with grief, life changes, and feelings of isolation or loneliness.

People who come to Crista for help may be dealing with mood disorders, postpartum depression, seasonal mood shifts, or struggles with sexuality and identity. She also supports clients facing impulsivity, guilt, shame, and co-occurring conditions like ADHD and eating concerns.

In sessions Crista aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through difficult feelings. She works collaboratively to set goals and practice skills that fit into everyday life. Her Maine licensure is listed as ME LCPC.

How Crista’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding the person’s experience and building a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship. In online sessions this means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients set goals that matter in daily life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try practical behavior changes. Online work can include discussing thought records, planning experiments between sessions, and practicing skills that reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Crista will collaborate with each client to decide which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time based on what is and isn’t helping.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with Crista about how to structure sessions to match schedules and goals so therapy can become a regular part of everyday life.