Christine Whittaker, LMFT

Christine Whittaker is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 11 years of clinical experience. She helps people who feel stuck by guiding them toward clearer choices and more confidence. She focuses on relationships and individual concerns like anxiety, stress, self-esteem, and life changes.

Her approach is practical and direct. She uses empathy and straightforward communication to find what’s getting in the way of progress. Sessions aim to connect actions and thoughts so small changes build into lasting shifts.

Christine has worked with individuals and couples on issues such as intimacy-related concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, career stress, and LGBT-related topics. She also addresses patterns like codependency, commitment worries, attachment issues, and communication problems.

She draws on several therapeutic tools when tailoring care, including cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally focused work for relationships, and acceptance-based methods. The focus is on finding concrete, doable steps that fit daily life rather than abstract theory.

People who prefer a collaborative, no-nonsense style tend to do well with her. She encourages clients to notice small wins and build practical skills for coping and connection. To begin, follow the site's Start Therapy flow to match and schedule with Christine.

Background and approach: Christine’s work centers on helping clients restructure relationship patterns and individual routines that cause pain. She emphasizes non-adversarial problem solving when relationship strain appears, and she uses communication skills to reduce conflict. Her goal is to help people move from anxiety and avoidance toward clearer priorities and steadier emotional footing.

How Christine Uses Therapy Approaches Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts or feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that align with their values; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) addresses emotional patterns in relationships by helping partners or individuals understand and respond to attachment needs and closeness issues.

Finding the right approach usually happens together. Christine will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. She tailors techniques so the work fits the person's life rather than forcing a single method.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed in detail here. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, communication coaching, and skill practice to a remote setting so participants can build new habits between sessions.