Key details
- CredentialsLMHC
- LicenseLMHC, Florida / MH19779
- NPI1568028892
- Experience8 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationFlorida
About
- ACT techniques
- CBT strategies
- Attachment focus
About Christie
Christie Cain is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) with eight years of clinical experience. She meets people who are worn down by stress, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes. Christie also helps with compassion fatigue and trauma and supports people facing chronic illness, caregiving strain, and relationship concerns.
She uses a practical, client-centered style and focuses on building straightforward rapport. Sessions tend to start with listening to what matters most, and then setting clear goals together. Christie draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to clarify values and committed action.
Attachment-based work and existential approaches shape how she looks at relationship patterns and meaning. That means talking about how early bonds affect current reactions and about what matters to someone in their life now. Conversations aim to make patterns easier to recognize and change.
Christie encourages habits that support daily functioning, such as short behavioral experiments, clearer communication steps, and simple grounding practices. She also works with people navigating major life changes like separation, aging concerns, or health crises.
Her background includes continuing education and certificates in clinical topics. Sessions are offered in English from Florida. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first appointment via the site.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Christie integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into online sessions. ACT helps people clarify personal values and take small steps toward those values, which can reduce reactive anger. CBT focuses on identifying thought patterns and testing new behaviors to lower stress and improve mood.She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how relationship histories influence present reactions. That can help someone understand why certain interactions trigger intense responses and practice different ways of connecting or setting boundaries.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Christie will discuss goals and try methods that fit the person's needs and preferences. Together they monitor what helps and adjust techniques over time.
Please confirm the specific session formats offered before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people meet from locations that suit their schedule. Therapists can also use worksheets, behavioral experiments, and communication practice in virtual sessions to support change.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she help with?
Christie supports people dealing with everyday anger such as snapping at loved ones, work frustration, and accumulating resentment. She also works with related mood concerns like depression and bipolar symptoms.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
She uses a client-centered approach that includes CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools to notice triggers, change unhelpful thinking, and align actions with personal values. Attachment perspectives are used to understand relational patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with stress, trauma, grief, and mood concerns. Her background includes continuing education and certificates in relevant areas.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) and practices from Florida.
Can I meet with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered. The site matching step will clarify available formats.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.