- Focus on stress relief
- Helps with grief
- Works on financial strain
About Christine
Christine Callahan is a licensed clinical social worker with more than three decades of practice. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and the emotional side of medical and life changes. Christine works with clients who are dealing with financial strain and compassion fatigue as well as mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder.
She uses straightforward conversation to figure out what matters most to each person. Sessions are tailored to the individual and emphasize practical steps the client can try between meetings. Christine aims to create an atmosphere of respect, sensitivity, and compassion while helping clients build skills and clarity.
Her work blends several approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, narrative methods, psychodynamic thinking, and a client-centered stance. That mix helps address patterns, current problems, and how a person’s story shapes their reactions. Christine draws on these approaches to help people make choices that match their values and goals.
Christine has experience supporting people through caregiver stress, chronic illness, cancer-related concerns, and end-of-life issues. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, anger, and career concerns. Her practice includes attention to issues that arise during midlife and aging.
Clients can expect a collaborative process that centers their priorities. Christine encourages small, manageable steps toward change while offering steady support over time.
How Christine’s approaches work in online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take committed actions toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on noticing and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it often includes practical exercises to try between sessions and can help with mood and anxiety symptoms.Deciding on the right approach is part of the work itself. Christine will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and together they will choose or adapt methods that feel like a good fit. This collaborative planning helps make sessions more relevant from the start.
Confirm current session options before booking as specific formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - sessions may be shorter or scheduled around work breaks, and the lack of travel saves time. It also lets people continue care when facing medical illness, caregiving responsibilities, or relocation. Licensed professionals, including therapists, use a range of methods online to guide homework, practice skills, and check progress without promising any particular format.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Financial distress, mood concerns like depression and bipolar disorder, and ADHD are also among her focus areas.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical with straightforward conversation. She tailors sessions to each person and emphasizes steps clients can try between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
Christine has 33 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LCSW-C credential in Maryland and practices from that region.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
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?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.