Christine Shim, LCSW
Practical, collaborative therapy for life shifts
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Christine works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Christine
Christine Shim is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York with ten years of experience in nonprofit and healthcare settings. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting strain, career questions, and anger. Christine uses a straightforward, respectful style and helps people take practical steps forward.
Her sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first and then offers tools that fit a person's life. Christine emphasizes strengths and small changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
Many clients come to her feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to start. Christine draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and build different habits. She also uses dialectical behavior tools to teach emotion regulation and coping skills.
Emotion-focused ideas help when relationship patterns and attachment issues are part of the picture. Her approach is solution-oriented but not rushed. Christine and the client set clear goals together and check progress along the way.
Sessions mix talk, skill practice, and real-world experiments to make changes that last. People who connect well with Christine tend to want practical help and a respectful, steady guide. She aims to create an honest space to address painful experiences, life changes, and challenges like anger and self-esteem.
Her goal is for clients to leave sessions feeling clearer and better able to handle what comes next.
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
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christine lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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.
How Christine blends approaches online
Christine commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change thinking patterns that fuel anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behavior. CBT in sessions focuses on practical exercises and homework to build different habits over time.She also brings in dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT techniques can be useful when anger, strong emotions, or relationship conflict are recurring problems. Christine pairs these methods with client-centered listening to shape work around each person's goals.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Christine will talk with a client about their needs, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps most. The aim is to find tools that fit the client's daily life and goals through ongoing collaboration.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can support shorter check-ins or on-the-go reflection. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep work moving forward between sessions.
Questions people ask about Christine
What concerns does Christine address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career questions, bipolar challenges, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative, down-to-earth, and solution-focused. Sessions pair listening with practical skills and clear goal-setting.
How long has she been practicing?
She has ten years of experience working in nonprofit organizations and the healthcare industry.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost work 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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.