- Skills focused
- Family minded
- Strengths based
About Kristina
Kristina Dugas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who supports parents and individuals facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and trauma. She brings a calm, straightforward style that aims to help clients feel more capable in day-to-day life.
Kristina works in a practical, skills-focused way. She meets people where they are and helps them build tools for managing anxiety, social fears, difficult transitions, and parenting strain. Conversations are collaborative and oriented toward small, doable changes that add up over time.
Her background includes work in residential settings and schools from elementary through high school. She has experience with grief and loss, attention difficulties, mood concerns, trauma, and supporting people in the LGBTQIA community. That range gives her familiarity with different family rhythms and child development stages.
Kristina uses several evidence-based methods to match each person’s needs. She draws on cognitive approaches, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, exposure techniques for phobias and anxiety, solution-focused strategies, and elements of the Triple P Parenting Program. She focuses on building skills clients can use at home and in daily routines.
Sessions emphasize collaboration, practical skill-building, and identifying strengths already present in the family. Kristina helps parents and caregivers develop clearer routines, calm responses to worries, and plans for moving through loss or trauma one step at a time.
Practical approaches for online family and parenting support
Kristina uses evidence-based techniques in straightforward ways. Cognitive approaches help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts that feed anxiety. Mindfulness practices teach simple ways to stay calm and focused during stressful moments. Exposure methods involve gradual steps to reduce fear and social avoidance, useful for phobias and social anxiety.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and daily life. Together they adjust techniques over time so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules. It lets caregivers keep appointments without long travel and makes short check-ins or skill-practice between responsibilities more practical. Session format options are not listed here, so confirm current session choices before booking to make sure they match your needs and routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kristina commonly address?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, and LGBT-related concerns. Social anxiety and phobia are also listed as focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, emphasizing skill-building and small, manageable changes. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and creating concrete strategies for daily life.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working across residential settings, schools, and outpatient care. That background includes work with children, adolescents, families, and young adults.
What credentials and region are listed?
Kristina holds LCSW credentials and practices in Pennsylvania. Her listed qualifications include PA LCSW and ME LCSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.