Krystine Garay

Krystine Garay is a licensed mental health counselor and marriage and family therapist who provides care in English and Spanish. She brings six years of clinical experience and a practical, compassionate approach that aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and challenges around parenting and self-esteem.

She grew up in Miami and has worked with a range of individuals across childhood and adulthood. Her background includes clinical work with domestic violence, substance use concerns, family conflict tied to court involvement, and co-occurring disorders in children. This experience informs how she helps people build coping skills and clearer routines.

In earlier clinical placements she provided mindfulness exercises, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and dialectical-behavioral strategies to support children managing medical and psychological symptoms. Those same tools are adapted for adults who need practical skills for panic, impulsivity, or intense shame and guilt.

Krystine emphasizes progress over perfection and focuses on small, realistic steps that fit day-to-day life. She often pairs breathing and grounding practices with problem-solving and communication work to reduce anxiety and repair strained relationships.

She encourages people to take the initial step toward therapy and guides them through a matching process to find the right fit. The goal is steady improvement and skills that can be used long after sessions end.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Krystine commonly draws on mindfulness practices to help people notice and reduce anxious or reactive patterns. Mindfulness includes simple breath and grounding exercises that can calm the body and make stressful moments easier to manage.

She also uses cognitive-behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and test them against real-life evidence. These techniques help people change patterns that fuel worry, panic, or low self-worth and work well when paired with concrete behavioral steps.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review a person’s needs, goals, and preferences and then try techniques that fit. Adjustments happen over time so the plan matches what actually helps in day-to-day life.

The original biography does not list which online session formats are offered. Before booking, confirm current session options with the provider. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people practice skills between sessions in the settings where they need them most.