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Christine O'Neill

Compassionate, practical therapy and coaching

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Credentials
LPC, LCPC
Experience
18 years
Licensed in
Colorado, Florida, Kansas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Christine

Christine O'Neill is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people change small habits that lead to better days. She uses a warm, interactive style and often blends coaching tasks into sessions. Clients might be asked to try short exercises between meetings to test new ways of coping.

Christine uses humor when appropriate to bring perspective to hard moments and to lighten heavy conversations. With 18 years of practice, she has worked across many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, grief, and self-esteem.

Background and approach

She also addresses topics such as parenting, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, and career transitions. Christine draws on training in Client-Centered Therapy, cognitive behavioral methods, dialectical skills, existential ideas, and motivational interviewing. Her approach is practical and goal-focused.

Sessions tend to be collaborative and action-oriented, with room for reflection and problem solving. Christine often encourages clients to practice new skills between sessions and to notice what changes and what stays difficult. Based in Colorado, she holds LPC and LCPC credentials - Colorado LPC 5563 and Kansas LCPC 04021 - and is comfortable working with English-speaking clients.

She offers several online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to fit different needs. For someone looking for direct support and small, doable steps toward improvement, Christine aims to be an engaged guide and practical coach through life’s transitions.

How Christine’s approaches work in online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to each person. The therapist offers empathy and mirrors concerns so clients can find their own answers; this helps when people feel stuck and want clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful habits and ease symptoms of anxiety, depression, or sleep and eating problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, combines acceptance with skills training in areas like emotion regulation and distress tolerance, which can help with intense emotions, impulsive behaviors, or relationship struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christine will talk with clients about goals and preferences and then suggest techniques that fit. That process is collaborative - she helps people try methods, check what works, and adjust based on real results and comfort level.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how and when people connect. Video calls let conversations feel close to in-person meetings, phone sessions give an audio-only option, and live chat or text-based messaging lets clients take time to compose thoughts and reflect on responses. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity through life changes while trying new skills together.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Christine commonly address?
She works with many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, grief, self-esteem, parenting, and relationship or intimacy-related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, interactive, and often coaching-oriented. She sets clear goals and uses practical tasks between sessions to help clients try new skills.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 18 years of experience working across mood disorders, life changes, addictions, and family-related concerns, among others.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed counselor with LPC and LCPC credentials: Colorado LPC 5563 and Kansas LCPC 04021, and she practices from Colorado.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions may be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
18 years
Licensed
Colorado, Florida, Kansas
Languages
English

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