Cristina Demarti, LMFT

Expertise: Aging Issues, Anxiety Disorders, Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Career, Child/Adolescent Issues, Coping Skills, Depressive Disorders, Divorce/Separation, Domestic Violence, Family Conflict, Grief and Loss, Infidelity, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital Issues, Men's Issues, Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders, Parenting Issues, Peer Relationships, Postpartum Issues, Self-Esteem, School Issues, Trauma Related Disorders, Relationship Issues, Stress Management, and Women's Issues.

As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a Master degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University, Long Beach, I have extensive professional experience working with children, teenagers, adults, couples, and families from diverse backgrounds dealing with various mental, emotional, behavioral, and relational difficulties.  I am trained in various evidence-based therapeutic practices such as cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-focused approaches, grief therapy, humanistic approaches, solution-focused therapy, psychodynamic approaches, family system approaches, and emotion focused therapy.  

When you meet me, you will find that I am an open, honest, easy to talk to person. 

Discussing your personal life with a complete stranger can be uncomfortable and difficult.  I will cultivate a safe, empathetic, nurturing, culturally sensitive therapeutic environment where we can look at your issues in a new way.  I will provide support and constructive feedback to help you effectively address whatever you are facing in your life.  Through compassion and understanding, I will collaboratively work with you to help you build on your strengths so you can attain the personal growth you are committed to accomplishing.  I will help you to think about yourself and your challenges in a new way so that you can get "unstuck."  By taking a whole person care approach, I will inspire and empower you to be self-determining as you create and embrace a healthy, meaningful, and fulfilling life.