About Christine
Christine Savas is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois with eight years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, grief, and career or life transitions. She also addresses relationship strain, self-esteem concerns, compassion fatigue, LGBT issues, trauma, and parenting-related stress in individual work.
She focuses on how symptoms affect daily life at work, at home, and inside relationships. Sessions are tailored to each person’s goals and routines.
Background and approach
Christine uses straightforward talk, practical strategies, and collaborative planning to make changes feel manageable. Her training includes a Master of Education in Counseling from DePaul University and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Human Relations from the University of Iowa. She has worked in nonprofit settings with at-risk young adults in Chicago and in independent practice with a range of presenting concerns.
That mix of community and clinical experience shapes her practical approach. Christine values an integrative perspective that considers behavior, nutrition, activity, and environment. She holds the LCPC credential and also has certification in mental health integrative medicine, which helps inform conversations about lifestyle factors that affect mood and energy.
In sessions she blends approaches to fit the person in front of her. Expect clear goals, short-term skills to manage symptoms, and space to talk through how challenges affect daily functioning. She invites people to work together on realistic steps toward better balance.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Christine draws on evidence-based techniques to address anxiety, stress, and adjustment concerns. Cognitive-behavioral methods involve identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going, then practicing small experiments and skill-building to shift those patterns. This approach is useful for worry, insomnia, and low mood.Mindfulness-based work emphasizes simple attention skills and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and increase tolerance for difficult feelings. These techniques help with stress, rumination, and emotional overwhelm. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at long-standing patterns and relationship habits, helping people notice how past experience affects current choices.
Choosing the right mix is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily routine. Sessions start with practical problem-solving, and approaches are adjusted based on what feels most helpful over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility for many schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging supports brief check-ins, mood tracking, and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family, or school life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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