Therapist. Facilitator. Parent.

Cristina Young empowers adults with strategies to approach relationships with intention, awareness, and empathy. Through her individual sessions with clients, weekly parenting groups, presentations, and retreats, Cristina facilitates opportunities for connection.




About Cristina
Cristina is an inspiring and enthusiastic therapist, facilitator, presenter, and licensed clinical social worker. A former teacher and mother of three with more than 25 years’ worth of experience, she’s smart, seasoned, warm, and relatable.
Cristina specializes in providing relief and clarity to parents of teens. Using evidence-based research in parenting and teenage brain development, she helps her clients find practical solutions to ease the frustrations that often accompany raising teens.

Individual Sessions
Individual sessions are one-on-one sessions for adults seeking support pertaining to a wide variety of parenting issues. These sessions are designed to provide clients with specific tools and tactics, as well as an overall mindset for parenting more peacefully.
Cristina offers her sessions on Zoom or in-person. Expect a one hour, solution-focused, collaborative conversation with follow-up notes emailed to the client that keep both therapist and client on track with their goals.


Groups
Weekly parenting groups provide adults with camaraderie and solutions. Through shared stories and observations, members quickly see that they are not alone in their parenting struggles. Cristina creates a safe space for group members to discuss strategies, resources, and insights.
In these on-going groups that follow the school-year calendar, Cristina facilitates an informed discussion of best practices for parents with kids of similar ages. Group members benefit from Cristina’s expertise as a therapist, teacher, and mother. Some of her former groups include:
- Moms of Teens
- Moms of College Bound Teens
- Dads of Teens

Presentations
Cristina enjoys presenting to a variety of audiences. Customized programs are available for parents, faculty, or employees. They are interactive, research-based, and solution-focused, providing actionable takeaways. Programs target your organization’s specific needs. 60-90 minute programs available.
Here Are Some Examples of Presentations Cristina Has Given in the Past:
- Understanding the Teenage Brain: The Keys to Improving a Challenging Relationship
- Ten Practical Ways to Build Accountability in Your Kids
- A Roadmap for Managing Stress in the Post-quarantine World: Tips and Strategies for Adults and Kids


Tools For The Teenage Years
This group offers Moms a safe, comfortable space in which to enhance their parenting tool kit while developing connections with other, like-minded Moms—all under the guidance of a caring professional.
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