Christina Macnamara, LCSW - Therapist in Florida

Client-centered approach
Cognitive Behavioral techniques
Solution-focused work

About Christina

Christina Macnamara is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with 29 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and major life changes.

Christina uses a client-centered, solution-focused way of working. She brings Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and other practical techniques into sessions. Conversations focus on what is happening now and small steps that can change daily life.

Sessions are collaborative. She treats therapy as a partnership where goals are set together. Those goals might be reducing anxious or depressive symptoms, coping with loss, or sorting through a difficult decision.

Her background includes long-term clinical practice in Florida and decades of direct work with people facing illness, caregiving strain, blended family issues, adoption and foster care questions, and attachment concerns. She also works with chronic pain, chronic illness, body image struggles, and aging-related challenges.

Christina often uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies to clarify values and identify concrete next steps. She aims to help people notice what matters to them and try manageable changes. If someone prefers a practical, collaborative approach to guilt or shame linked to life events or relationships, Christina may be a good person to talk with.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Christina commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her work. ACT looks at values and how to take action on what matters, even when hard feelings are present. CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior and practicing small changes to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.

She also draws on client-centered and solution-focused methods, listening to what matters most and helping people set clear, achievable goals. Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process; she will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences as therapy progresses.

Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a weekly routine, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when days are busy. Therapists often adjust tempo and homework to match the practical limits of a client's life, helping to turn small efforts into steady progress.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

Relationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteem Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issues Attachment issues Blended family issues Body imageCancerCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / loneliness Life purpose Midlife crisis Money and financial issues Mood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-love Social anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

29+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting concerns, self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

How does she approach guilt or shame in sessions?

Her work is client-centered and solution-focused, using CBT and motivational interviewing to clarify values and identify practical steps to address painful feelings.

How much experience does she have?

She has 29 years of experience as a clinician working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices there.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are used?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.