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Online therapist

Christine Mendez

Supportive guidance for everyday family challenges

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Credentials
LPC, LMHC
Experience
13 years
Licensed in
Texas, Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Christine

Christine Mendez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Texas. She brings 13 years of clinical experience to her work. She focuses on family and parenting concerns among a wide range of other issues and aims to make the first steps easier for people who are unsure where to begin.

Her style is straightforward and respectful. She views each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on.

Background and approach

Sessions are practical and focused on real-life problems like stress, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. Christine uses a mix of approaches tuned to each person. She uses cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thinking patterns and skills-based methods to manage strong emotions.

She also draws on acceptance-based ideas to help clients live in line with their values. Clients can expect a collaborative tone. Christine listens, asks clear questions, and suggests strategies that can be tried between sessions.

She pays attention to how change fits into daily routines and parenting duties. Her background includes work with addiction, grief, trauma, intimacy issues, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, caregiver stress, and a broad set of attachment and communication problems. This variety informs a flexible approach that focuses on what is most useful for each person.

How her approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being ruled by them, and it focuses on taking action that matches personal values. This approach is often useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thinking patterns affect feelings and behavior, and introduces clear exercises that can be practiced between sessions to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on identifying and reshaping emotional responses, which can help with relationship and intimacy concerns.

Finding the right method is a team effort. The therapist will discuss options and tailor an approach based on a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions may combine techniques so the plan fits each individual's situation rather than following a single rigid model.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people balancing work, parenting, and other demands. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when video is not possible, and live chat or text-based messaging lets clients check in between appointments. These formats make it easier to use strategies in daily life and keep continuity of care when schedules are busy.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What problems does she address?
Christine works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma, grief, parenting, and relationship issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens, highlights strengths, and suggests concrete skills to try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of professional experience as a licensed counselor and offers experience across many areas like trauma, addiction, and caregiver stress.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Texas as an LPC with license number TX LPC 64976 and also holds a Florida LMHC with number FL LMHC MH25820.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Christine offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy relationship?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience
13 years
Licensed
Texas, Florida
Languages
English

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