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Christine Ryan

Experienced LPC blending therapy and coaching

LPC Texas

Experience
40 years in practice
Focus areas
Relationship, Grief, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Christine

Christine Ryan is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with four decades of clinical experience, offering an integrated approach that blends therapy and life coaching.

Background and approach

She began her career in psychiatric hospital social work and community mental health, earned a master's degree from Arizona State University, and has been licensed in Texas since 1983 (TX LPC 1250). Over the years she has supported people managing anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family conflicts, chronic illness, and major life transitions.

Her style emphasizes practical, solution-focused work that moves from understanding a problem to identifying meaningful change. Christine draws from client-centered practices to create a collaborative, respectful space and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help clients examine thoughts and behaviors that affect wellbeing.

Having navigated serious illness herself, she also brings lived perspective to conversations about caregiving, cancer, and other health-related stressors. Based in Texas, she combines long-term clinical expertise with coaching skills to help clients clarify goals and take steps forward.

Christine aims to guide people through the What, So What, and Now What of their concerns, prioritizing pragmatic strategies that fit each person’s circumstances and values.

How Christine Uses Therapeutic Approaches Online

Christine frequently combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused methods in online work. CBT involves examining the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and developing practical strategies to test and change unhelpful patterns; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes identifying goals and small, achievable steps toward change, which suits people seeking concrete progress in relationships, career, or life transitions.

Choosing an approach is collaborative; Christine works with each person to select methods that match their goals, preferences, and circumstances. She frames the process around understanding the current situation, exploring its impact, and determining practical next steps, so clients help shape the plan and decide what feels most useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and needs. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care across distances and busy lives, allowing clients to access licensed professionals without rearranging as much of their daily routine.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including relationships, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and abuse, parenting and career challenges, as well as compassion fatigue and intimacy-related matters.
What is the therapist's general therapeutic approach?
Her work emphasizes client-centered care combined with solution-focused methods, and she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The therapist brings 40 years of professional experience, including early roles in psychiatric hospital social work and community mental health settings.
What credentials and location are on record?
The clinician holds an LPC credential and is listed with Texas licensure as TX LPC 1250, practicing from Texas.
Are sessions available in languages other than English or for international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats does the therapist offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with this therapist?
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

Relationship issuesGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changesCoaching

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityLife purposeMoney and financial issuesPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

40+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English