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Christine Colucci

Compassionate guidance with practical tools

LMHC New York

Experience
19 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English

About Christine

Christine Colucci is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 19 years of clinical experience. She earned a master’s degree and has practiced across diverse mental health settings, including work within a nursing home social work department.

Background and approach

Her background has exposed her to a wide range of concerns, and she draws on that experience when supporting people facing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family challenges, parenting stress, career transitions, and other life changes. Her style is warm, interactive, and client-centered, emphasizing respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care.

Christine blends evidence-informed strategies such as cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices with a collaborative stance that keeps the client’s pace and goals central. She aims to help clients build self-esteem, manage difficult emotions like anger and compassion fatigue, and find more purpose and fulfillment amidst practical stresses including caregiving, health-related challenges, blended family dynamics, and end-of-life concerns.

Christine offers a supportive partnership focused on clear communication, motivation, and practical problem solving. She encourages clients to engage actively in the process while she provides guidance and tools tailored to each person’s needs and preferences.

Integrating practical approaches for online therapy

Christine uses cognitive behavioral strategies to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete skills for coping with anxiety, depression, and stress; these techniques focus on practical steps and behavioral experiments that can be applied between sessions. She also incorporates client-centered principles, creating a space where the client’s perspective, values, and goals guide the pace and focus of work, which helps with motivation and engagement in the therapeutic process.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works side by side with each person to clarify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust interventions based on what is most helpful. This partnership emphasizes open communication and shared decision making so that treatment aligns with individual preferences and life circumstances.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or health-related demands. These formats allow ongoing access to therapeutic support and practical skills training while accommodating different comfort levels with technology and interaction styles.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, intimacy and parenting challenges, and career or life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her approach is warm and interactive with a client-centered focus, using cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness alongside person-focused support to help clients develop practical skills and insight.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 19 years of experience working in various mental health settings, including clinical roles in a nursing home social work department and other practice environments.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York, registered under NY LMHC 007642.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for beginning therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

GriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesDomestic violenceFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessPost-traumatic stressSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness Therapy

Experience

19+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English