Cristina Alba, LCSW
Licensed in Indiana · 6 years in practice
Cristina Alba is a licensed clinical social worker with six years of practice in Indiana.
License and registration
- LCSW, Indiana
- 34010782A · expires April 2026
- LCSW, Illinois
- 149.026273 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1245005560 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
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About Cristina
Cristina Alba is a licensed clinical social worker with six years of practice in Indiana. She focuses on relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life changes. Cristina aims to provide respectful, sensitive, and compassionate support while helping people take practical steps forward.
Her approach starts with listening. She tailors conversations and the plan of care to each person's needs. That means building goals together and checking in about what’s working.
Background and approach
Sessions are straightforward and focused on real-life changes clients can try between meetings. Cristina has worked with people navigating abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, attachment concerns, and blended family issues. She also supports those dealing with body image, codependency, communication problems, and caregiver stress.
Her experience includes helping people after domestic violence, divorce, and other disruptive life events. In sessions she addresses control issues, commitment fears, dependent personality patterns, and the emotional fallout from natural or human-caused disasters. Cristina helps clients sort priorities and develop coping strategies that fit their daily routines.
The work often mixes short-term problem solving with longer-term personal growth. People who choose Cristina can expect clear, practical guidance and a collaborative tone. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
Scheduling is done through an online matching and appointment process tied to her availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cristina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Online support
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Many clients benefit from structured, evidence-based techniques that focus on current problems and build new skills. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches practical tools for managing mood, stress, and communication problems. This helps people handle depression, relationship conflict, and daily stressors with concrete steps to practice between sessions.Another useful approach is trauma-informed care, which focuses on safety, pacing, and understanding how past harm affects current reactions. That method helps people process difficult experiences and develop strategies to reduce triggers and emotional overwhelm.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Cristina will work collaboratively to identify goals and try methods that match the client's needs and preferences. She adjusts the plan over time based on what proves most helpful.
Online therapy makes this work more accessible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper connection is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief check-ins, shorter updates, and a way to fit therapy into a busy day. These options offer flexibility for people managing work, caregiving, or travel while keeping therapy consistent.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Cristina works with relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes. She also addresses related issues like abandonment, attachment, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens first, sets goals together, and focuses on actions clients can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has six years of professional experience and practices as a licensed clinical social worker. That background informs her work with trauma, depression, and relationship challenges.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is based in Indiana and holds LCSW credentials in Illinois and Indiana as provided in her profile.
Can non-US clients work with her?
Yes. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to start therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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