Christina Lacey, LMFT

Therapist in New York

Christina Lacey is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in New York.

Licensed inNew York
License001586
NPI 1063063865
Experience8+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Christina

Christina Lacey is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in New York. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, depression, parenting strain, and life transitions. Her style is straightforward and respectful, and she focuses on practical steps you can use between sessions.

Christina draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early bonds shape current relationships and patterns. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to build emotional regulation and coping.

Background and approach

Sessions usually include clear goals and check-ins on progress. Her background includes eight years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and older adults. Christina describes therapy as a collaborative process where she helps people spot options they might have missed and use their strengths to move forward.

She pays attention to family patterns and how mental health affects the whole household. In sessions she brings a respectful, open-minded approach and focuses on small, achievable steps. She blends narrative techniques to make sense of life stories and solution-focused work to set concrete goals.

Progress is measured regularly so adjustments can be made as needed. Christina aims to make therapy a practical resource during hard times. She works with concerns such as caregiving stress, attachment issues, grief, intimacy problems, codependency, bipolar concerns, and coping after illness or loss.

The emphasis is on building skills and clearer communication to help daily life feel more manageable.

Credentials

LMFT (New York): License 001586 · expires September 2027
NPI: 1063063865 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Christina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Depression
Coping with life changes
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Family problems
Forgiveness
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Life purpose
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Social anxiety and phobia

Approaches Christina names

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Online support

How attachment work and skills translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns show up now and helps people change how they connect and communicate with others. It can be useful for intimacy problems, family patterns, caregiving stress, and grief because it focuses on emotional bonds and how they shape reactions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test them with practical experiments. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and some attention-related concerns by teaching ways to shift thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills teach simple tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication; these can suit people facing strong emotions or relationship conflicts.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process helps ensure sessions match the client's needs and preferences.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction while phone can work when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging make it easy to check in between meetings or fit short sessions into a busy day. These options aim to give flexibility so therapy can fit around caregiving, work, and other commitments.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, caregiving stress, and life transitions including divorce and illness-related concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. She focuses on clear goals, regular progress checks, and practical steps to use between sessions.

What experience does she bring?

She has eight years of clinical experience and works with individuals, couples, and older adults, drawing on family systems thinking from her LMFT background.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - with licensure in New York and practices from that state.

Can sessions be held in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

In what formats are remote sessions available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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