About Christie
Christie Degraffenried is a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of clinical experience in Oklahoma. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or life changes and wants to make therapy straightforward and practical. Christie uses everyday language and clear steps so clients can start feeling steadier sooner.
She often works with people dealing with panic attacks, social anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. Christie focuses on building simple coping skills and clearer communication so people can manage day-to-day challenges.
Background and approach
She also helps clients who feel isolated or unsure about their life purpose to find small, doable directions forward. Sessions aim to increase resilience and self-understanding through practical techniques rooted in evidence-based therapeutic methods. Christie emphasizes developing tools that people can use between sessions to handle stress and rebuild confidence.
She supports efforts to repair relationships and improve how people express needs and set boundaries. Christie frames therapy as a collaborative process. She listens for each person’s priorities and tailors strategies to match their goals and pace.
Progress can be steady work with concrete steps, not quick fixes. Clients connect with Christie for focused help on panic, social fears, family-related stress, and coping through life changes. Her goal is to help people leave sessions with clearer choices, calmer reactions, and practical next steps.
Online methods and evidence-based approaches
Christie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize practical skills. One common approach focuses on building coping strategies for anxiety and panic - teaching breathing, grounding, and behavioral steps to reduce intense symptoms and regain calm. Another approach centers on strengthening communication and self-esteem by practicing clearer expression, setting boundaries, and shifting self-critical thoughts to more balanced ones.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Christie will listen to your goals andpreferences and help choose techniques that fit your situation. She adjusts methods over time so the plan stays useful and aligned with what you want to change.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make participation easier. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone calls can be used when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, brief coping reminders, or people who prefer written communication. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English
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