Christine Solum, LICSW - Therapist in Minnesota

About Christine

Christine Solum is a licensed independent clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. She practices in Minnesota and focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside common issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress. Christine keeps her style warm and interactive and aims to make conversations straightforward and useful for busy families.

She uses approaches that fit the person rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Christine draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow what matters most to the client and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and habits.

Background and approach

Sessions are tailored to each family’s goals and daily realities. Parents can expect practical tools for things like managing strong emotions, handling parenting transitions, working through grief, and coping with life changes. Christine also has experience with postpartum depression, blended family issues, and challenges related to autism and intellectual disability.

She works with concerns such as relationship strain, infidelity, codependency, and obsessive-compulsive patterns. The therapy room is presented as collaborative. Christine listens first, then offers clear strategies and steps families can try between sessions.

She aims to help people build more stable routines, improve communication, and reduce overwhelming feelings. Her Minnesota license is listed as LICSW and she delivers care in English. For parents weighing whether to start, Christine frames therapy as a process of gradual changes that honor each family’s pace and values.

How her approaches work online and what to expect

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist creates space for parents and family members to say what matters most, then reflects and clarifies to help move conversations forward. This approach is useful when families need understanding and support before making changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. In sessions Christine helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practices concrete behavior changes that reduce anxiety, improve mood, or ease parenting stress. CBT is practical and often includes exercises to try between meetings.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She collaborates with each client to choose methods that fit the family's goals, needs, and preferences. Clients and therapist check in together and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats offer flexibility for busy parents and make it easier to keep regular contact during transitions. They allow families to try tools in real life and then review what worked during the next session.

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 kinds of problems does she address?

Christine works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, grief, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm and interactive. She blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques to create practical steps and clearer thinking.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 25 years of professional experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families across many common life and parenting concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - LICSW - licensed in Minnesota with license number MN LICSW 14180.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she use?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the family.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 25 years
Licensed: Minnesota
Languages: English

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