Christina McGuire , LCSW

Christina McGuire is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Maine with 15 years of experience supporting young adults, individuals, and families through a wide range of life challenges. She earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern Maine and studied Outdoor Education and Experiential Learning at the University of New Hampshire, bringing both traditional and experiential training to her therapeutic work.

Her career has included roles in outdoor programs, schools, health centers, and home-based settings, where she has emphasized learning from lived experience. Within the past five years she became licensed to provide support to people struggling with substance use issues, adding focused skills to a broad clinical toolkit. Christina understands that relationships, personal resources, health, and resilience all shape how stressors affect daily life, and she pays attention to how those factors can turn manageable problems into overwhelming situations.

Her approach is laid back, client-centered, strengths-based, relational, and goal-oriented, aiming to help people develop practical coping skills and improve overall quality of life. She views accompanying others through major life changes as a privilege and collaborates with clients to identify priorities and make meaningful, sustainable changes.

Integrating client-centered and evidence-based approaches online

Christina uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the conversation and are treated as experts on their own experiences. This approach is helpful for building trust, exploring values, and strengthening self-understanding. She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior and developing practical skills to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. When relationship and attachment issues arise, she draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) techniques to help partners and family members understand emotional responses and improve connection and communication.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Christina works with each person to tailor methods to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting interventions as progress unfolds and priorities shift. She emphasizes working together to determine the best fit rather than applying a single model rigidly.

Online therapy with Christina is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility in how people communicate. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, access care from different locations, and maintain continuity of support when in-person sessions are impractical, all while allowing licensed professionals to deliver consistent therapeutic guidance.