About
Meet Cristina
Cristina Young is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with a private psychotherapy practice dedicated to helping adults improve their parenting, relationships, and family dynamics. She has more than 25 years of experience providing professional support to clients in a variety of settings. She and her husband raised their family in Greenwich, CT before relocating to Miami in 2021. Having lived in Maryland, Washington, DC, New York City, Hawaii, California, Connecticut, and now Miami, Cristina knows how to make a variety of people feel welcome in her practice.
Her work in public and private schools as a teacher, school counselor and admissions officer prepared Cristina for the opening of her private practice in 2013. Through individual sessions and weekly parenting groups, Cristina facilitates conversations designed to provide people with relief and clarity. She is known for giving her clients the tools, insights, and confidence necessary to navigate the difficulties inherent in every relationship. Her presentations and workshops highlight the challenges we all struggle with, but participants always leave with solutions and strategies.

Education
Post-graduate training in Cognitive Behavioral Theory, Internal Family Systems, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy have provided Cristina with the tactics to teach clients how to uncover the inherent strength that lies within them. As a certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator and Mindfulness-Based Practitioner, Cristina teaches parents research-backed strategies that work. Certified as a Fair Play Method Facilitator, Cristina also integrates tactics from this time-and-anxiety saving system that offer individuals a completely new way to divvy up domestic responsibilities.
Cristina received her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Southern California and her bachelor’s and teaching degree from Barnard College, Columbia University. She and her husband have three children, ages 24, 21 and 18.
Additional Interests
AileyCamp Miami
As a former ballet dancer and an avid follower of all things Alvin Ailey, Cristina has recently become interested in AileyCamp Miami, which is a summer day camp where middle school students are immersed in dance as a physical activity that, in addition to expanding aesthetic awareness, fosters athletic ability and skills demanded. As a result, campers increase confidence, self-esteem, leadership skills and enjoy a variety of social activities.
Leap for Ladies
Cristina also recently learned about the Leap for Ladies organization based in Little Havana, Miami. LEAP empowers women who have experienced incarceration through transformational opportunities and advocacy. Having met several of the LEAP participants, Cristina plans to run a group on their behalf later this year.
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Individual Sessions with Cristina
Individual sessions are one-on-one sessions for adults seeking support pertaining to a wide variety of parenting issues.