- Blended family issues
- Trauma and grief
- CBT and DBT methods
About Christine
Christine Broadwater is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 33 years of professional experience. She focuses on relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, motivation, and stress-related issues. She also addresses mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder and works with people facing anxiety, grief, and intimacy-related struggles.
Christine frames the person as the expert of their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions are straightforward and practical. She listens, helps clarify what matters most, and suggests steps clients can try between meetings to test new ways of handling things.
Her style draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the client's perspective, alongside cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses dialectical behavior approaches and mindfulness tools when those strategies fit a client's goals. Motivational interviewing appears when a person needs help finding or strengthening reasons to change.
Christine has worked across many clinical areas over three decades, including family-related concerns and blended family issues. That background informs how she helps people with co-parenting stress, role shifts, and the emotional load of merging households. She does not offer legal or custody advice.
People who reach out can expect direct, simple conversation about goals and small, concrete steps to try between sessions. New clients complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule a first session and learn how the sessions will be arranged.
How her approaches translate to online work
Christine commonly uses client-centered counseling and cognitive behavioral therapy in her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening to the person's perspective and building on existing strengths to set practical goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches specific skills to change them.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness exercises when emotion regulation or stress management are central concerns. DBT skills teach concrete ways to tolerate distress and improve emotional control. Mindfulness practices help with attention, stress reduction, and noticing automatic reactions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals and try methods that match those goals. Adjustments are made as progress or obstacles become clear, so the plan can change over time.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, shorten a follow-up check-in, or avoid travel. Discuss format and timing during the matching steps so sessions fit into everyday life without adding extra strain.
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Experience
33+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self-esteem, motivation, anxiety, depression, and related issues listed in her profile.
How would she approach a blended family concern?
The approach is practical and strength-focused. Christine listens to what is working, identifies stress points like role changes or loyalty conflicts, and suggests steps to try between sessions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing depending on the person's needs and goals.
How much experience does she have?
Christine has 33 years of professional work experience as an LCMHC in North Carolina.
Where is she licensed and what language does she use?
She is licensed in North Carolina as an LCMHC and conducts sessions in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.