Christina McGuire, LCSW

Christina McGuire is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Maine with 15 years of clinical experience. She has worked in schools, health centers, people’s homes, and outdoor settings, using those experiences to support adults through life changes and challenges such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, and anger.

Christina earned a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Southern Maine and studied Outdoor Education and Experiential Learning at the University of New Hampshire. In the past five years she has been licensed to provide support to people facing substance use issues. Her background combines traditional therapy settings with hands-on learning from outdoor work and teaching.

Her approach is person-centered and strengths-based. She keeps sessions relaxed and focuses on practical goals. Conversations are relational and aimed at helping people identify what they already do well and build on those skills.

Christina uses methods that include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness practices alongside client-centered work. She helps people notice thought patterns, practice new ways of responding, and pay attention to emotions that drive behavior.

She often supports people dealing with attachment concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, impulsivity, and communication problems. She also works with issues around grief, parenting, career setbacks, and mood disorders, helping clients develop coping tools and clearer next steps.

Christina frames therapy as collaborative problem-solving. She helps set achievable goals, tracks progress, and brings practical skills into everyday life so people can better handle frustration, resentment, or outbursts when they come up.

How Christina applies therapeutic approaches online