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Christine Garwick-Foley

Calm-focused therapy for emotional resilience

LPC Minnesota

Experience
25 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Christine

Christine Garwick-Foley brings a collaborative, evidence-informed approach to therapy, drawing on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside client-centered and emotionally focused methods to help people manage overwhelm and regain direction.

Background and approach

With 25 years of clinical experience, she blends practical skills training with a compassionate stance that honors the emotional, physical, and spiritual dimensions of a person’s life. Her work often addresses anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and motivation by helping clients identify patterns, build coping strategies, and access internal resources.

Practicing in Minnesota as an LPC, Christine has focused much of her career on concerns such as relationship strain, self-esteem, eating and sleep problems, anger, and major life transitions. She also brings experience with issues related to chronic pain and illness, attachment and abandonment, family of origin dynamics, and other stressors that interfere with daily functioning.

Sessions tend to move beyond conversation into skill-building and experiential tools aimed at restoring momentum and resilience.

Combining practical approaches with flexible online care

Christine often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns of behavior; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and many everyday stressors. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental stance that helps people explore feelings and find their own solutions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy may be used when relational or attachment-related themes are central, helping clients understand emotional responses and strengthen connection.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with clients to clarify goals, try strategies, and adjust methods over time so the plan fits the person's needs, preferences, and pace of change rather than forcing a single model on every situation.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life or when in-person visits are not practical. These options offer scheduling flexibility and multiple ways to communicate emotional material, allowing clients to engage in therapy in the format that feels most accessible to them.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Christine address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines client-centered warmth with practical techniques such as cognitive behavioral tools and emotionally focused strategies to help clients build skills and process feelings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Christine brings 25 years of experience working with adults on issues like chronic pain, motivation, grief, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Minnesota with the licence designation MN LPC 00101.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are provided in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Clients may meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How is cost handled for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with Christine?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefSelf esteemDepression

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

Licensed

Minnesota

Languages

English