About Christena
Christena Wilson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings eight years of professional experience to supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes.
Background and approach
She frames care around evidence-based therapeutic techniques and aims to help clients clarify life purpose and build self-love while managing emotional overwhelm. Christena’s approach emphasizes warmth, collaboration, and practical tools that help clients regain confidence and healthier coping patterns.
Her clinical background has included roles across hospital, behavioral health, home health, hospice, case management, and community-based care, informing a whole-person perspective on treatment. Sessions may combine emotion-focused processing with skills work such as cognitive strategies, mindfulness, nervous system awareness, and tools for emotional regulation.
Christena adapts sessions to meet immediate needs - whether that means developing boundaries, strengthening communication, or creating a plan for moving forward - so clients can cultivate a life that feels more intentional and peaceful.
Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Growth
Christena often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. These methods focus on changing thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.She also integrates mindfulness and nervous system awareness practices that teach present-moment attention and bodily regulation. These approaches can ease emotional overwhelm, support grief processing, and foster greater self-compassion and self-love over time.
Finding the right combination of techniques is part of the therapeutic journey, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to tailor strategies based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions may shift between emotional processing and hands-on skill building as appropriate for progress and comfort.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while fitting therapy into daily life, and licensed professionals can adapt methods to work effectively in each format.
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- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English