Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Christine works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Minnesota
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Christine
Christine Garwick-Foley is a licensed professional counselor with 25 years of experience helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and life transitions. She brings a calm, straightforward style and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Christine practices in Minnesota and offers services in English.
Her approach starts with listening to what matters most to the client. She draws on client-centered therapy to build a trusting working relationship and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors.
Background and approach
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when strong emotions are getting in the way, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is part of her toolkit for trauma-related distress. Christine often helps people regain motivation, manage chronic pain or health-related stress, and cope with grief and loss.
She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, body image concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, and work or career stress. Additional focus areas include attachment concerns, caregiver stress, aging issues, and effects of domestic violence. In sessions she emphasizes practical tools and accessible strategies.
Clients learn small skills they can try between meetings, and Christine checks in about what works and what needs adjusting. The pace is collaborative and respectful of each person's goals. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Christine uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time.
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
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Christine lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Christine combines client-centered therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to guide online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship so clients feel understood and can set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors to develop practical coping skills for anxiety, anger, and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and work through strong emotions that affect relationships and personal wellbeing.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That matching is collaborative, and adjustments are made as progress is reviewed together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a busy day or reduce bandwidth needs, and messaging or live chat can support brief check-ins or ongoing skill practice between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily demands while maintaining consistent treatment.
Questions people ask about Christine
What concerns does she help with?
Christine works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, relationship strain, and coping with life changes among other issues.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a client-centered approach that emphasizes listening, practical tools, and collaboration. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy are also part of her working style.
How much experience does this counselor have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and life concerns.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
Christine practices in Minnesota and holds the LPC credential, listed as MN LPC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability, and the subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on therapist availability.