Christina Pruden, LCSW

Christina Pruden is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with five years of clinical experience based in New Jersey. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and social anxiety and phobia. Christina also supports those coping with life changes, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, and burnout-related concerns like compassion fatigue.

She brings experience from multiple levels of mental health care and uses that background to match practical supports to each person’s situation. Christina has a Master of Social Work and a certificate in addiction counselor training from Rutgers University. She has pursued additional trainings in trauma and cognitive behavioral therapy to strengthen her skills.

In sessions she focuses on building on strengths and introducing healthy coping techniques. Conversations tend to be straightforward and goal-focused, with tools introduced to manage symptoms and daily challenges. She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Christina aims to collaborate on what will work best for each person, including connecting people to community resources when helpful. She supports people who want practical ways to reduce distress and improve overall functioning, and she matches methods to the person’s values and preferences.

Her background in addiction counseling and experience across care settings informs a pragmatic style that emphasizes skills, education, and problem solving. People seeking help for mood struggles, panic, chronic pain and illness concerns, or young adult transitions may find this approach useful.

How her approaches translate to online work