Cristina Jimenez, ACA

Cristina Jimenez is an ACA counsellor and psychotherapist who blends talk therapy with attention to the body. She works with adults on issues like anxiety, depression, relationship strain and trauma. Her style is warm and direct, aiming to build trust so people feel able to speak honestly about painful things.

She brings a holistic focus that notices how emotions appear in the body as well as the mind. Cristina also draws on her training and experience as a dance movement therapist to help people notice physical patterns that link to feeling and behaviour. This can suit those who find words alone don't capture their experience.

Cristina has five years of clinical experience and uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside somatic awareness. She describes her way of working as collaborative - she and the client decide together what to try and how to adapt it. Small, practical steps are favoured over big leaps.

She supports people dealing with grief, attachment and abandonment concerns, sexual identity and intimacy struggles, chronic illness or caregiving stress, body image and codependency. Cristina also works with neurodiverse concerns such as autism and attachment issues, and with people involved in alternative sex cultures who want nonjudgemental support.

Cristina offers a compassionate, grounded space for adults to explore difficult feelings and make changes. To begin, people are invited to reflect on what matters to them and to try approaches that match their pace and needs.

How therapeutic approaches and online sessions can work together

Online work with Cristina is informed by evidence-based therapeutic techniques and somatic awareness. One approach focuses on talk-based therapies that help identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical coping steps for anxiety, depression and stress. Another draws on somatic and movement-informed methods, helping people notice bodily responses to emotion and experiment with gentle movement or breath to shift stuck patterns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cristina will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust the plan as therapy progresses. The emphasis is on what helps the person feel a real difference in daily life rather than following a single fixed model.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. They can also let people choose whether to use video or audio depending on comfort or bandwidth. Cristina works with clients to choose what fits their routine and capacity.