Christine O'Neill, LPC, LCPC

Christine O'Neill is a licensed counselor who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and major life changes. She brings 18 years of experience and a down-to-earth, goal-focused style to sessions. Many clients seek her for mood concerns, relationship and intimacy questions, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and aging and geriatric issues.

Her approach is warm and interactive. She leans toward coaching and often sets small tasks or exercises between meetings. Humor appears regularly as a way to lighten heavy topics and to keep conversations grounded in real life.

Christine uses a mix of evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, along with Client-Centered and Motivational Interviewing techniques. She helps people break down problems into workable steps and build practical skills for daily life.

She has worked across many settings over nearly two decades, shaping a style that balances structure with empathy. Christine is described as goal oriented and encourages active participation from the person seeking help.

Sessions often include written or messaging work to give people more time to reflect and respond. Christine also supports people facing challenges related to chronic illness, caregiving, body image, and substance use, helping them find manageable strategies and clearer priorities.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on meeting people where they are. It emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping someone set their own goals, which can be useful for navigating life changes and caregiver stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches practical skills in emotion regulation and distress tolerance, making it helpful for strong mood swings, anger, and relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about your goals and preferences, and together you will try strategies that suit your situation. If one method doesn’t fit, adjustments can be made to better match how you like to work.

The biography indicates a preference for messaging and live messaging work to give people time to think and respond. If that matches your needs, confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for written reflection between meetings, and offer shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Talk with the therapist about how sessions can be shaped to your routine and goals.