Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Christine works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Christine
Christine "Chris" Coleman-Sandwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage strong emotions, cope with stress, and find clearer ways forward during difficult life changes. Chris uses a direct, compassionate style and keeps sessions practical.
She helps clients who are dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addiction, sleep problems, and work- or family-related stress. She also supports people facing issues around intimacy, self-esteem, sexuality, and women's health concerns.
Background and approach
Her practice often centers on transitions such as midlife changes, separation and divorce, blended family adjustments, and caregiver strain. Chris pays attention to dynamics that can keep people stuck - control issues, jealousy, commitment worries, or feelings of emptiness - and works with clients to break those patterns.
In sessions she leans on Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client's pace, Motivational Interviewing to clarify goals and readiness for change, and Solution-Focused Therapy to build small, practical steps that lead to progress. This mix helps people move from talking about problems to trying manageable changes. People who choose Chris can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where goals are set together.
She aims to teach tools for everyday stress and emotional regulation so clients leave with clear next steps and a plan to keep moving forward.
What Christine works with
Everything Christine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Christine's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christine lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the person's pace so goals emerge naturally; this helps people who need space to sort feelings before deciding on next steps. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to clarify what matters most and to support change when someone feels stuck; it works well for addictions, motivation around self-care, or making life adjustments.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about what feels most useful and adjust methods as needs and goals become clearer. That makes the process collaborative rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face without traveling. Phone sessions are useful when video isn’t possible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, follow-ups between sessions, or easier access for those with busy days. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school schedules while keeping the same therapeutic focus.
Questions people ask about Christine
What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?
Focus areas include stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep difficulties, self-esteem, and life changes such as divorce or midlife transitions.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
The approach blends Client-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to follow the client's pace, clarify goals, and build small practical steps toward change.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The clinician has 25 years of experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and life concerns.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client's needs.
How are fees and starting therapy handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.