- Warm and goal oriented
- Coaching style tasks
- Uses humor thoughtfully
About Christine
Christine O'Neill is a licensed counselor who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, mood disorders, addiction, and major life changes. She uses a warm, goal-focused style and often pairs conversation with practical tasks to help clients make steady progress. Christine holds LPC and LCPC credentials and brings 18 years of clinical experience to her work in Colorado.
Her approach leans toward coaching within therapy, with short, doable tasks that extend between sessions. She aims for sessions that feel interactive and focused on real-life change. Humor is used thoughtfully to ease tension and bring perspective to difficult moments.
Christine draws on client-centered work to shape conversations around each person’s needs. She also uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people notice thought and behavior patterns and build new skills. Motivational Interviewing features when people are weighing change or feeling stuck.
People contact her for help with issues such as relationships, self-esteem, ADHD, grief, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, anger, career shifts, bipolar and depression, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses a wide range of related concerns like attachment issues, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
Christine often encourages brief exercises between visits and practical homework to support steady progress. She supports international clients and runs her practice from Colorado, offering a straightforward, task-oriented way to work through everyday problems.
Her approach leans toward coaching within therapy, with short, doable tasks that extend between sessions. She aims for sessions that feel interactive and focused on real-life change. Humor is used thoughtfully to ease tension and bring perspective to difficult moments.
Christine draws on client-centered work to shape conversations around each person’s needs. She also uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people notice thought and behavior patterns and build new skills. Motivational Interviewing features when people are weighing change or feeling stuck.
People contact her for help with issues such as relationships, self-esteem, ADHD, grief, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, anger, career shifts, bipolar and depression, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses a wide range of related concerns like attachment issues, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
Christine often encourages brief exercises between visits and practical homework to support steady progress. She supports international clients and runs her practice from Colorado, offering a straightforward, task-oriented way to work through everyday problems.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSex addictionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Colorado, Florida, Kansas
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Christine uses client-centered methods that keep the conversation focused on what matters to the person. This approach helps therapists listen carefully and tailor each session to the client’s goals and concerns.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and day-to-day habit shifts. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills appear when emotion regulation, distress tolerance, or relationship patterns are a focus; DBT offers clear tools to manage strong feelings and improve interactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Christine works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences and adjusts the plan as work unfolds. Clients help shape priorities, so sessions stay relevant and actionable.
The biography highlights messaging and live messaging as preferred ways to work, which can give people extra time to think before they write and to reread responses. If you prefer other session formats, check current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and support regular practice of skills between sessions.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Christine help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, self-esteem, and many life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, interactive, and goal oriented, with a coaching bent that often includes small tasks to work on between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns and clinical populations.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds LPC and LCPC credentials and practices in Colorado.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Christine accepts international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography emphasizes messaging and live messaging as preferred ways of working, but confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Christine?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.