I am licensed in Maine with 15 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, & anger management. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
“I've enjoyed talking with Crista. She has a way of making me feel ok about my thoughts and feelings.”
“Kind and caring! I love working with Crista!”
“She's great helps me alot”
“Crista understands my problems and is very helpful to and gives me different scenarios to help me put my self in a better place And it's very helpful almost like she's known me her hole life she just gets me.I am very <br /> Blessed to have a therapist that really knows what she is doing and knows her job well.I would not be the person I am nor be at the place I'm at if I didn't have Crista as my Therapist.”
“Crista is genuine and caring. She reaches out to check up on you, which sometimes I need when life is moving too fast. Best therapist I’ve had on here.”
“She slays”
“Crista is an amazing woman! She is so easy to talk to but most of all you can feel her love. She’s so kind and caring. The minute we started talking I knew she was the one for me! Thank you Crista! I have already referred couple ppl to her and will continue to!”
“Crista has been a great help and is a joy to work with. We laugh a lot as well, which I think is the best medicine!”
“I would recommend Crista to anyone that needs therapy. <br /> She is easy to talk to and has good ideas on how to help.”
“Crista always provides me with a comfortable, open space in which allows me the opportunity to direct our areas of focus during our sessions. She has a way of making me feel safe while sharing my past experiences, my fears, frustrations and helps me to self reflect and recognize ways for me to manage them. Talking with Crista has been pivotal in the positive and empowering changes I’ve employed in my day to day life and relationships. Her expertise and guidance has supported my growth and helped me to feel more empowered, without beating myself up for my shortcomings.”
“I’ve been seeing Crista for several months. When I met her I was coming out of a depression and feeling very lost. She’s given me a safe place to be a mess and help me understand all the variables and relationships in my life. She validates me and will offer new perspectives that help me ground in a reality that helps me feel healthy. I’m participating in my life with calm and patients. I feel like my boyfriend and I are communicating better then ever. I have a better understanding of my relationship with my parents. I feel safe. And that is priceless. Thank you so much Crista”
“Crista is wonderful<br /> <br /> She completely gets my child! And they have a good rapper with Crista. They’ve made great progress in just a couple of months”
“Great help”
“Compassionate, attentive, knowledgeable”
“Ms. Shaw is a GOD SEND!!! She is awesome and she has a personality. Ms. Shaw is not desensitized.”
