Christine Solum
Practical, compassionate therapy tailored to you
LICSW Minnesota
- Experience
- 25 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Anger
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Christine
Christine Solum is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) practicing in Minnesota with 25 years of clinical experience.
Background and approach
She blends a warm, interactive presence with practical, evidence-informed techniques to address concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, relationship and family issues, grief, and stress-related difficulties. Christine also works with topics including ADHD, intimacy concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach is adaptable and client-focused, drawing on cognitive behavioral strategies alongside client-centered principles to shape interventions that match each person's needs. Christine has experience supporting people through specialized challenges such as postpartum depression, obsessive-compulsive concerns, blended family dynamics, hospice and end-of-life issues, intellectual disability, and postpartum and perinatal matters.
She emphasizes collaboration, helping clients identify practical steps and new perspectives to move toward their goals. Clients can expect an empathetic practitioner who personalizes conversation and treatment planning rather than applying one-size-fits-all methods.
Christine welcomes those ready to explore change and growth and offers multiple online session formats to accommodate varied schedules and preferences.
Online approaches grounded in collaborative care
Christine regularly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for managing symptoms like anxiety, depression, obsessive thoughts, and stress. This approach focuses on skill-building and concrete steps to change behaviors and emotional responses.She also brings a client-centered orientation that prioritizes empathic listening and building a trusting therapeutic relationship; this style helps clients feel heard and shapes treatment around their values and goals. Together these approaches allow for both structured skill work and responsive, person-focused support.
Finding the right approach is part of the work itself, and Christine treats that choice as collaborative. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods as needs evolve so therapy remains aligned with each client's priorities.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy schedules and differing comfort levels with communication styles. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care, access support from Minnesota-licensed professionals, and choose the interaction type that best fits daily life and therapeutic goals.
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Experience
25+ years
Licensed
Minnesota
Languages
English