Christine Shephard, LCSW

Christine Shephard is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Florida. She brings seven years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and self-esteem struggles. She offers calm, straightforward support for those facing major life changes or feeling worn down by compassion fatigue.

Her approach blends practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy with acceptance and mindfulness techniques. Sessions focus on clearer thinking, small behavior changes, and building daily habits that reduce worry and improve mood. Christine also draws on client-centered methods to make space for each person’s story and priorities.

She takes time to understand what matters most to each person and sets realistic steps you can try between sessions. Treatment topics she commonly addresses include coping with grief, sleep problems, relationship communication, career stress, and managing impulses or addictive behaviors. She also works with chronic illness, caregiver strain, and issues that come with aging.

Conversations aim to be direct but gentle. Christine listens without judgment and helps people name patterns that cause pain. Then she suggests specific, tested techniques to shift those patterns and track progress.

If someone prefers learning skills, she uses CBT tools and mindfulness exercises. If someone needs acceptance and values-focused work, she integrates ACT ideas. Throughout, she centers the person’s goals and moves at a practical, manageable pace.

How CBT, ACT, and Client-Centered Work Online

Christine often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT sessions online can include practical worksheets, behavioral experiments to try between meetings, and step-by-step problem solving that translates well to video or phone calls.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and build small actions that move toward those values. ACT focuses on accepting difficult feelings while committing to meaningful steps, which can be practiced through guided exercises and mindfulness activities during sessions.

Client-centered work is woven into both methods, meaning the therapist listens closely and follows each person’s lead. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process; the therapist collaborates with the client to choose what fits their goals and comfort level and adjusts as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is useful for in-depth skill practice and real-time feedback, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can work well for brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity when schedules or locations change.