About Christine
Christine Frederick is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts with 14 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, grief, addiction, relationship problems, and caregiver strain. Her style is straightforward and strengths-focused, so conversations center on what a person already does well and how to build from there.
Christine mixes practical tools with listening and support. She uses client-centered work to follow the client’s lead, cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns, and solution-focused steps to set short-term goals.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be concrete and aimed at everyday change rather than abstract theory. She has worked across concerns such as trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue. Christine also supports people facing aging and geriatric issues, end-of-life and hospice situations, caregiver stress, and substance use or addiction challenges.
Her background includes experience with communication problems, codependency, and the impacts of divorce and separation. In a first few sessions she helps people identify a few workable goals and simple strategies to try between meetings. The focus is on practical steps and building on strengths that already exist.
Christine aims to make therapy feel useful and manageable for people balancing busy lives and strong emotions. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through a mix of formats to fit different needs. People in Massachusetts will find her experience and approach geared toward clear, realistic change over time.
How Christine’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered work means the therapist follows the person’s lead, listens closely, and helps them name what matters most. This approach is useful when someone needs a calm space to sort priorities and decide the next step.Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress because it teaches clear skills people can practice between sessions.
Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, achievable goals and practical changes. It helps when someone wants short-term progress and clearer steps to feel better quickly.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Christine will talk with each person about goals, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what helps. The plan evolves as needs and preferences become clearer.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy schedules. Video is useful for in-depth conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text work well for brief check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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