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Online therapist

Christine Whittaker

Calm, practical therapy for relationships and family

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Credentials
LMFT
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
Florida, North Carolina
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Christine

Christine Whittaker is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with eleven years of clinical experience in Florida. She focuses on helping adults and couples find clearer paths through anxiety, stress, grief, and relationship struggles. Christine aims to create a calm space where people can talk through tough feelings and try practical steps toward change.

Her approach emphasizes straightforward communication and real-world strategies that feel doable in daily life. She draws from several therapy styles to meet each person’s needs rather than using the same method for everyone.

Background and approach

Sessions often focus on identifying what keeps someone stuck and then practicing small changes that build confidence. Christine also brings experience with parenting and family concerns, helping families navigate transitions and conflict with less blame and more cooperation. Her work includes support for intimacy issues, sexual identity and LGBT concerns, caregiving stress, and the emotional fallout from trauma or loss.

She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance-based approaches to help manage symptoms and reshape unhelpful patterns. Relationship work may include communication skills and evidence-informed techniques for partners. In session, Christine aims to be warm, direct, and practical.

She listens closely and offers clear steps clients can try between meetings. The focus is on realistic changes that fit a person’s life and values, so progress feels personal and usable. Clients who want a collaborative therapist who balances compassion with straightforward coaching often seek her out.

Christine blends empathy with concrete techniques to help people move from feeling stuck toward steadier functioning and stronger relationships.

Approaches that guide online work and relationship help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small, value-based actions despite uncomfortable feelings. It can help people stuck in avoidance or who want more meaning in daily choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety or low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on emotions in close relationships and helps partners recognize and respond to each other in ways that build security and connection.

Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. Christine will talk with each person or couple about goals and preferences and then tailor methods accordingly. That collaborative decision-making means therapy stays grounded in what matters to the client rather than following a single manual.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, revisit ideas between meetings, and continue work when in-person meetings are not practical. The variety of options supports ongoing contact and flexible ways to practice skills and solve problems together.

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 kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, parenting and family issues, grief, trauma, self-esteem, intimacy-related matters, career stress, and several related concerns such as communication problems and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is collaborative and practical. Christine listens empathetically and then offers clear steps and skills clients can practice between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
She has 11 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families in both online and independent practice settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Florida under FL LMFT MT3108 and in North Carolina under NC LMFT 2354, and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Florida, North Carolina
Languages
English

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