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Christine Whittaker, LMFT

Practical support for relationship and life challenges

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About Christine

Christine Whittaker is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with eleven years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people find meaning and clearer direction when life feels confusing.

Background and approach

Christine aims to make therapy practical and approachable for everyday problems. Her work often centers on easing anxiety, stress, and relationship strain.

She helps people build self-confidence and move through unfamiliar feelings that block growth. Sessions are aimed at finding simple, concrete steps people can use in daily life.

Christine uses a mix of methods rather than a single style. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and client-centered principles to tailor care to each person’s needs.

That flexibility lets her match tools to goals instead of forcing one approach on everyone. She has experience addressing trauma, grief, intimacy issues, parenting concerns, and challenges related to identity and relationships.

Christine also works with people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, and attachment or abandonment concerns. Her background includes work with relationship conflict and communication problems.

In session she prioritizes empathy and a non-judgmental stance. Christine focuses on clear communication skills and straightforward techniques that help people stay grounded and make steady progress.

The aim is to leave sessions with practical next steps and a clearer sense of personal strengths.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes by focusing on small, value-driven steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers clear techniques to shift unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, low mood, and developing practical coping skills. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on emotions and attachment needs in close relationships and can be helpful for intimacy-related concerns and improving communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christine will talk with each person about goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust techniques if something isnt helping. Online sessions can use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues for therapy exercises and relationship work. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter, simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, handling small steps between longer sessions, and keeping momentum on days when scheduling is tight. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can Christine address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, grief, trauma, parenting concerns, career matters, and a range of related topics such as attachment and caregiver stress.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She uses client-centered listening along with cognitive and emotion-focused strategies to help people find realistic steps forward.
What is her background and experience?
Christine has eleven years of clinical experience and has worked in both online and independent practice settings with individuals and couples on relationship and mental health concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LMFT credentials in Florida and North Carolina and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted for remote formats.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist arrangement; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Christine?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session according to the therapists availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Florida, North Carolina
Languages
English