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Kristina Marquez

Kristina Marquez

LCSW

Illinois

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Compassionate, goal-focused support for life changes

Profile at a glance

Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, Illinois / 149018362
NPI
1629751797
Experience
5 years
Languages
English
Location
Illinois

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Parenting concerns
  • Grief and loss

About Kristina

Kristina Marquez is an Illinois licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with five years of therapy experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addiction, or major life changes. Kristina aims to treat each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion as they take steps toward a more fulfilling life.

She uses straightforward conversation to learn what matters most to each client. Sessions are shaped around the person in front of her, with goals set together and adjusted as needed. She pays attention to practical skills and emotional supports that can be used between visits.

Kristina often works with people managing grief, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and issues with intimacy. She also addresses caregiver stress, adoption and foster care concerns, and recovery from sexual assault and abuse. Her background includes helping clients with depression, bipolar disorder, anger, and career or life-purpose questions.

Her approach blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques with coaching-style support when helpful. That means she focuses on clear goals, usable tools, and steady emotional support. The work is collaborative - clients and therapist decide the plan together.

Kristina practices in Illinois and conducts sessions in English. She asks that people use the service’s Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How evidence-based techniques guide online care

Kristina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and emotional support. One common approach involves goal-oriented work that breaks larger problems into manageable steps and teaches skills that can be practiced between sessions. This is helpful for stress, anxiety, and motivation struggles.

Another frequent element is trauma-informed care that prioritizes safety and pacing. It involves gentle processing of difficult events, strengthening coping skills, and building emotional regulation so people can move forward at a pace that feels right.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively with each person to choose which techniques to try, adjust pace, and set goals together based on needs and preferences.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people continue work from different locations when life changes require flexibility.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

Illinois

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kristina help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, career concerns, bipolar and depression, coaching, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, communication problems, life purpose, sexual assault and abuse, and young adult issues.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical coaching. She focuses on clear goals, usable skills, and talks that are direct but compassionate.

How much experience does she have?

Kristina has five years of documented therapy experience and additional professional background noted in her biography.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she practices in Illinois.

In what language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Before you get in touch

  • Jot down what is happening at home and what you would most like to be different.
  • Think about when you could talk for an hour without being interrupted.
  • Therapists listed here work with individuals on family and parenting concerns, so the sessions are about you and how you handle things.
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