Christine Broadwater, LCMHC

Christine Broadwater is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina with 33 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people untangle relationship concerns, manage stress and anxiety, and recover from trauma. Christine meets people where they are and helps them take practical steps toward clearer thinking and steadier emotion.

She uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most and which small changes could have the biggest impact. Sessions often include looking at thinking patterns, practicing skills for intense moments, and building on a person’s existing strengths. Christine pays attention to both current problems and the history that shaped them.

Christine also supports parents who feel overwhelmed, caregivers dealing with burnout, and people working through grief or life transitions. She addresses a wide range of mood and behavioral concerns including depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD-related challenges, and anger. Cultural and family background are considered when planning care.

Her style blends client-centered listening with evidence-based tools. That means clients set goals and Christine offers techniques to reach them. She encourages realistic steps and regular review so progress is clear.

People choose her for calm guidance and long-term experience. Christine aims to make therapy a practical part of daily life, helping people test new ways of thinking and acting between sessions.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Christine commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. CBT often involves clear goals and exercises clients can try between sessions to see what helps.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, a style that emphasizes listening and supporting the person's own goals. That approach creates space for clients to tell their story and guide which skills or strategies to try next.

Finding the right mix of techniques is a collaborative process. Christine will work with each person to decide which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they adjust methods over time so sessions remain practical and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be quieter and use less bandwidth, live chat supports short check-ins, and text-based messaging helps with ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and practice skills in real life.