
Mrs. Elissa Crist
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Office
Elissa Crist, LMFT2400 W. Cypress Creek Road
Suite 101
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
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Contact Information
phone: (954) 292-1387fax: (954) 771-5766
Additional Contact
phone: (954) 292-1387“If you are fed up with the direction of your life or relationship, then I am here to assist you with creating change. Problems and other issues begin to merge together and become overwhelming. Together, we will examine and implement change in problematic areas by utilizing your current and hidden strengths. Incorporating a holistic approach by integrating the mind, body, and spirit enables your therapeutic experience to go the the next level. Healthy coping skills are enhanced and developed quickly allowing therapy to be more fulfilling, impacting, and brief. You can create the life that you want!
My work also extends to children, adolescents, and families. I utilize play therapy with children as a medium of communication. Children and adolescents develop healthy coping skills, enhance their self-esteem, and learn to identify and express feelings appropriately. Simultaneously, partnering with parents creates change in the family system immediately!
Your life can change and you can grow! I look forward to sharing in your experience!”
- Gender: Female
- Years in Practice: 7 Years
- Avg Cost (per session): $120 - $130
- Sliding Scale: Yes
- Accepted Insurance Plans:
- Aetna
- AvMed
- Beech Street
- BlueCross and/or BlueShield
- Cigna
- Corphealth
- Health Net
- Humana
- Magellan Behavioral Health
- Managed Care Concepts (E.A.P)
- Most PPO Plans
- PacifiCare
- TRICARE
- United
- University of Miami Behavioral Health
- VMC
- ValueOptions
- Please ask about your health
insurance coverage when you
arrange your first visit.
- Ethnicity: Any
- Gender: All
- Religious Orientation: Any
- Gay/Lesbian Expertise: Yes
- Age: Adolescents, Adults, Children
- Graduate School: Nova Southeastern University
- Year Graduated: 2003
- License No. and State: MT2172 Florida
- Child or Adolescent Issues
- Relationship Issues
- Parenting
- Depression
- Anxiety or Fears
- Addictions or Substance Abuse
- ADHD
- Divorce
- Eating Disorders
- Gay Lesbian Issues
- Infertility or Adoption
- Life Coaching
- Trauma and PTSD
- Dissociative Disorders
- Orientation:
Eclectic
Family/Marital Therapy
Narrative - Modality:
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
- Nearby Towns: Coral Springs, FL, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Miami Beach, FL, Oakland Park, FL
- Nearby Counties: Broward , Miami-dade
- Nearby Zips: 33071, 33139, 33309, 33311
Mrs. Elissa Crist also hosts the following groups:
$30 - $40 per session
This is a divorce support group for children focused on assisting them with understanding divorce, identifying and expressing feelings in a healthy way, getting adjusted to the changes in the family, and feeling free to love both parents.
$30 - $40 per session
Children in this group will leave with an improved self-esteem. The group focuses on assisting children in understanding self-esteem, identifying personal strengths, demonstrating personal strengths and relating them to positive feelings, and learning how to share these strengths with others.
$30 - $40 per session
Anger management skills are the focus of this group. Children learn about anger as a natural human emotion, identify anger in their bodies, learn healthy ways to express anger, and learn how to be in control of their anger.

