Corina Istanich, LMHC

Corina Istanich is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, addiction, grief, and trauma and abuse. She speaks English and Spanish and brings ten years of counseling experience to her work. Corina emphasizes building a straightforward, compassionate connection that supports practical change.

Corina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as her primary approach and borrows from other methods when it fits a person's needs. She values teaching coping skills, setting boundaries, and improving communication to make daily life easier. Sessions aim to identify problems and try small, doable steps that move things forward.

Her background includes work in in-patient addiction treatment and community-based out-patient and in-home services. That range has given her experience with drug and alcohol addiction, parenting stress, anger, and coping with life changes. Corina describes her counseling stance as both compassionate and direct when needed.

Corina says her faith shaped her personal and professional outlook and that she brings those values into her work. She prefers video sessions so she can read nonverbal cues, and she is open to phone or live chat when video is not available. If preferred times are not listed she invites people to message her for scheduling options.

Clients can expect a practical, relationship-focused approach that targets specific concerns. Corina emphasizes teaching skills people can use between sessions and aims to help clients improve relationships with family, friends, and coworkers.

How Corina Uses Therapy Methods Online

Corina commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, or problematic habits like substance use. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and building a trusting relationship so people feel understood and can explore what matters to them.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to see which methods fit their goals, comfort level, and situation. Sessions may combine elements from different approaches to address present concerns and build practical skills.

Corina prefers video sessions because seeing one another helps her notice important cues and respond in the moment; she is also willing to use phone or live chat when video is not possible. Please confirm the exact session formats available before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can use therapy around work, family, or school responsibilities.