- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Corina
Corina Istanich is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who helps people facing parenting stress, relationship strain, addiction, anxiety, and other life pressures. She speaks English and Spanish and brings ten years of counseling experience to sessions. Her style is warm and direct, focused on practical skills and clearer communication.
Corina favors Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, while also drawing on client-centered and solution-focused techniques when helpful. She aims to build an honest, compassionate relationship and uses that connection to work on real problems.
Background and approach
Sessions often include learning coping skills, setting boundaries, and practicing better communication. Much of her background includes work in inpatient addiction settings and community-based outpatient care. That experience shaped her approach to substance use, anger, and family conflict.
She has provided services across a range of ages and settings, including in-home care and agency programs. Corina prefers video sessions so she can observe nonverbal cues, though she is open to phone or live chat when video is not possible. Her approach is practical and goal-oriented, helping people find tools they can use between sessions.
She encourages collaborative planning to match strategies to each person's life. Parents often seek her out for help with stress, communication breakdowns, and parenting-related strain. Corina combines behavioral techniques with motivational interviewing to support change and build healthier daily routines.
What Corina works with
Everything Corina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Corina helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
Approaches Corina lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Corina applies therapy online
Corina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered techniques in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. Client-centered work emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the client’s goals guide each session.She also draws on solution-focused and motivational interviewing ideas to support change. Solution-focused work looks for concrete steps and small wins to build momentum. Motivational interviewing helps people explore their own reasons for change and increase their commitment to new behaviors. Together these approaches give a blend of skills practice and collaborative goal-setting.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Corina will discuss goals, try approaches that fit, and adjust plans based on what is helping. That collaborative process aims to match methods to each person’s needs and daily life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let her observe facial expressions and body language, while phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow for brief updates, check-ins between sessions, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and changing routines.
Questions people ask about Corina
What concerns does Corina help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family conflict, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career changes, coping with life transitions, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Communication problems and drug and alcohol addiction are noted additional focuses.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, direct, and practical. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered and solution-focused ideas to teach coping skills and improve communication.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working in counseling, including substantial time in inpatient addiction settings and community outpatient programs.
Where is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Florida and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and she prefers video when possible to notice nonverbal cues.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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