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Christine Garwick-Foley

Christine Garwick-Foley, LPC

Therapist · Minnesota · 25+ years of experience

Tailored therapy for life transitions

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At a glance

Listed location
Minnesota
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
LPC
Languages
English
License (Minnesota)
LPC · No. 00101
NPI
1346883501

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  • Client-centered
  • Trauma-informed
  • Aging support

About Christine

Christine Garwick-Foley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who helps people facing grief, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She has 25 years of experience and focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and regain motivation.

Her work centers on the whole person - body, emotions, and spirit. She often combines client-centered listening with structured methods to address symptoms and patterns that keep people stuck. Sessions involve talking, skill-building, and drawing on strengths the person already has.

Christine has substantial experience supporting adults through chronic pain, trauma, relationship concerns, and caregiving strain. She also helps with issues like body image, sleep problems, anger, and changes that come with aging and geriatric issues. Her background includes work with people navigating identity and LGBT-related concerns.

Her approaches include client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, emotionally-focused work, existential ideas, and EMDR. In practice she blends these to match each person’s needs rather than using a single method for everyone.

People who meet with her can expect clear, calm guidance and practical tools to try between sessions. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect a person to scheduling and next steps.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)HypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

Minnesota

Languages

English

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on empathetic listening and helping the person access their own strengths. It is about being heard and having a therapist reflect and support the decisions someone already knows they want to try.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, or sleep problems.

Emotionally-focused ideas help people understand attachment and relationship patterns. This approach is useful when relationship stress, loss, or caregiving demands are part of what is causing pain.

Finding the right fit is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which approach or combination makes the most sense for their goals, values, and daily life. That collaborative decision can change over time as progress is made.

Confirm the available session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and accommodate quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth needs depending on the format chosen. Licensed professionals can help adapt exercises and homework so people can use tools between sessions and continue making progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Christine help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and caregiving strain, and many related concerns such as body image, sleep issues, anger, and aging and geriatric issues.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style blends client-centered listening with evidence-informed techniques to build skills and access personal strengths in everyday life.

How much experience does she have?

She has 25 years of experience working with adults on grief, chronic pain, trauma, depression, anxiety, and motivation.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with practice based in Minnesota.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify particular formats.

How does payment and cost work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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