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Mrs. Elissa Crist, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist in Fort Lauderdale

Mrs. Elissa Crist

Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT

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Office

Elissa Crist, LMFT
2400 W. Cypress Creek Road
Suite 101
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
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Additional Office

407 Lincoln Road
Suite 6K
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
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Contact Information

phone: (954) 292-1387
fax: (954) 771-5766

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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!”

Mrs. Elissa Crist offers a free phone consultation

GENERAL
  • 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.
CLIENT FOCUS
  • Ethnicity: Any
  • Gender: All
  • Religious Orientation: Any
  • Gay/Lesbian Expertise: Yes
  • Age: Adolescents, Adults, Children
QUALIFICATIONS
  • Graduate School: Nova Southeastern University
  • Year Graduated: 2003
  • License No. and State: MT2172 Florida
SPECIALTIES
(Strengths in green)
  • 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
TREATMENT PREFERENCES
  • Orientation:
    Eclectic
    Family/Marital Therapy
    Narrative
  • Modality:
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
EASY ACCESS

Mrs. Elissa Crist also hosts the following groups:

My family is changing...but they still love me!
$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.
I am special and unique...I am me!
$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.
It's OK to be MAD...but it's not OK to be BAD!
$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.

Last Modified: 02 Jun 2009