- Relationship support
- Trauma and addiction
- Money and finances
About Christine
Christine Heikkenen-Black is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who focuses on relationships, family concerns, and life transitions. She draws on nine years of counseling experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction-related challenges, and the practical impacts of trauma. She works in a straightforward, respectful manner and aims to make first steps feel easier for people who are unsure where to begin.
Her background includes work in schools and private settings, where she supported behavioral, emotional, and trauma-related needs. She has experience helping people navigate communication problems, divorce and separation, parenting and fatherhood issues, and questions about life purpose. Money and financial issues are also part of the concerns she addresses in sessions.
Christine uses a blend of approaches to meet each person's needs. She combines cognitive behavioral ideas with acceptance-based skills and emotionally focused techniques to help people notice patterns and try new ways of responding. She values listening carefully and shaping a plan together, rather than using one fixed method for every person.
In practice she helps people build clearer communication, manage panic and social anxiety, and cope with chronic pain or illness as those issues affect daily life. She also supports recovery-related work for people facing substance use challenges and the ripple effects on relationships.
Her style is patient and practical. Sessions focus on concrete steps you can try between meetings alongside attention to feelings and attachment patterns. She encourages small, manageable changes so progress feels steady and realistic.
How therapy approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It teaches values-based actions so people can move toward what matters even when emotions are strong. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings link together and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, panic, and mood concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to how early and current relationship patterns affect how people connect and communicate, and it helps repair and strengthen those patterns over time.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their concerns, goals, and preferences. Together they decide which combination of methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and flexible.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from a quieter place that fits their schedule. Licensed professionals use these methods to provide consistent care and practical strategies that can be practiced between sessions.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship and family concerns, career shifts, coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, addictions, and trauma. Additional focuses include attachment issues, chronic pain and illness, communication and control problems, and money and financial issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She blends acceptance-based, cognitive behavioral, attachment, emotionally focused, and dialectical approaches to match what feels useful for each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional counseling experience working in school and private settings. That experience includes supporting behavioral and trauma-related needs as well as addiction-related work.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Colorado. Please note the LPC credential is shown as provided in her profile.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to ensure they meet your needs.
How are costs handled 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 therapist availability. The questionnaire helps match needs and goals before scheduling.