Christine Whittaker, LMFT

Christine Whittaker is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 11 years of experience. She helps people find clearer connections between thoughts and actions and work toward practical change. Christine focuses on reducing anxiety and building self-confidence through straightforward, goal-oriented work.

She takes a calm, empathetic approach. Sessions are collaborative and aimed at small, manageable steps. Christine uses techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches and other therapies to tailor plans to each person’s life.

Her background includes work with individuals facing relationship distress, grief, trauma, and major life changes. She has experience addressing intimacy issues, self-esteem concerns, caregiving stress, and the challenges that come with chronic illness or disability. She also supports clients navigating adoption, attachment, and blended family dynamics.

Christine often blends practical exercises with conversations about values and goals. That can mean tracking patterns between thoughts and behaviors, practicing communication skills, or exploring emotional responses in relationships. The focus is on tools people can use between sessions to cope and grow.

Online and phone sessions are part of her practice, and she accepts clients who live outside the United States. Christine works from Florida and brings a direct, non-judgmental style aimed at helping people feel more grounded and capable.

Her work emphasizes building strengths and identifying where breakdowns happen in relationships or daily routines. She prioritizes clear communication, simple strategies, and steady progress toward the changes people say they want.

How Christine’s Approaches Work Online

Christine commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; this can help with anxiety, stress, and predictable relationship problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is also part of her work and focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when difficult feelings are present. Client-centered elements mean conversations focus on the person’s goals and experiences, allowing sessions to follow what matters most to the client.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Christine collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. She adapts exercises and conversations as progress and challenges emerge, aiming for a plan that feels useful and realistic for everyday life.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be easier when video isn’t needed or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflections, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varying circumstances.