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Christine Dicus, LCSW

Compassionate, practical therapy for anxiety and stress

6 years in practice · based in Missouri · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Christine

Christine Dicus is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Missouri. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and addresses related issues like depression, addiction, grief, and relationship strain. She uses approachable language and practical steps to help people feel more in control.

With six years of clinical experience, Christine blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing. She starts by listening to each person’s story, then builds a plan that fits their needs.

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Background and approach

Sessions are personalized rather than one-size-fits-all. Christine has worked in a range of settings, including residential programs and correctional facilities, which shaped a flexible, problem-solving style. That background informs her work with people facing trauma, family disruptions, and process addictions such as gambling or problematic sexual behavior.

She supports parents coping with adoption or foster care challenges and people dealing with attachment or first responder issues. Christine also helps young adults and women navigate life transitions, career stress, and self-esteem concerns. In sessions she typically meets weekly at first to build a plan, then adjusts frequency as goals are met.

She encourages practical self-care and scheduling that fits each person’s life. Communication options include video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to make follow-up easier.

How Christine’s Approaches Work Online

Christine uses client-centered therapy to begin by hearing each person’s priorities and building a plan around what matters most to them. This approach helps when someone needs a respectful, listening-based space to sort out decisions and feelings.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and then teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is often useful for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns because it offers tools you can use between sessions.

Motivational interviewing is part of her toolkit for people facing addiction or readiness-to-change issues. It focuses on the person's own reasons for change and supports small, sustainable steps forward.

Finding the best approach is a team effort. Christine will work with each person to try methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level, and she will adapt the plan as progress is made.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for more in-depth work and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can fit a work break or lower bandwidth needs. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, and reminders between meetings. These formats make scheduling easier and let people keep continuity of care when life gets busy.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Christine commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, anger, relationship strain, self-esteem, career issues, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, process addictions, sex addiction, women's issues, and young adult concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Christine uses a client-centered approach combined with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing. She emphasizes practical steps and collaborative planning tailored to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working in multiple settings such as residential programs, prison and jail, and office environments. That range informs a flexible, solution-focused approach.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Missouri LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and is located in Missouri.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
6 years
Licensed
Missouri
Languages
English

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