Trista Galvin, LPC
New Jersey • Virtual Therapy
Communication Under Stress
From Defensiveness to Dialogue
Reduce reactivity.
Repair faster.
Build trust.
De-escalation • Repair • Boundaries
New Jersey virtual therapy for adults and relationships focused on communication under stress, boundaries, and self-trust.
Now accepting clients through Headway.
THREE SKILLS WE BUILD TOGETHER
DE-ESCALATION
Lower reactivity in real time so the conversation can stay open.
REPAIR
Catch rupture fast and reset without blame, shutdown, or attack.
BOUNDARIES
Make clear requests and clean limits that protect trust.
This is the work: from defensiveness → dialogue.
HOW I WORK —
Therapy (New Jersey • Virtual)
For individuals and important relationships, including partners, co-parents, adult family members, and close friends.
1. Consultation — We clarify what is happening, what needs to shift, and whether this is a fit.
2. Skill Building — We work on tools for de-escalation, repair, boundaries, and more effective communication under stress.
3. Integration — We practice these skills so change feels steadier and more sustainable outside of sessions.
WHEN THIS WORK HELPS MOST
This work is especially helpful when:
Conversations escalate—and repair doesn’t reliably happen.
Feedback triggers defensiveness, shutdown, or attack.
Trust issues show up as friction, low follow-through, or quiet resentment.
This work builds a shared, repeatable skill set for clarity, presence, and repair—especially under pressure.
WHAT CLIENTS BEGIN TO BUILD
Greater awareness of defensiveness, rupture, and repair
A simple in-the-moment reset for de-escalation
More skill with feedback, boundaries, and difficult conversations
A steadier sense of trust, clarity, and self-possession under stress