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Christine Garwick-Foley, LPC
Minnesota
Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Anxiety
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Trauma and grief
About Christine
Christine Garwick-Foley is an LPC - a Licensed Professional Counselor in Minnesota with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship concerns, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, eating and sleep issues, anger, career stress, and coping with life changes. She also lists work around LGBT concerns and family-related issues. Christine works primarily with adults and conducts sessions in English.
Her approach mixes practical, talk-based methods with specific therapeutic techniques. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She also draws on Client-Centered ideas and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to explore feelings and relationship patterns. Her background includes experience with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as an option for processing traumatic memories.
Sessions emphasize active skills and simple tools. Christine helps people identify patterns, test new behaviors, and build predictable steps for coping. She often combines exploration of feelings with exercises to change daily habits and thoughts that maintain distress.
Christine brings a long practice history working with grief, chronic pain, motivation problems, and trauma-related concerns. She mentions training in several adjunct methods and in behavioral nutrition, which can inform how she looks at symptoms tied to health and lifestyle. The focus remains on concrete strategies people can try between meetings.
To begin, prospective clients are asked to use the site's matching process and schedule an initial session. The first meeting is used to identify goals and practical next steps for therapy.
How Christine integrates structured approaches online
CBT focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep stress and anxiety going and on practicing small changes. It is useful for depression, anxiety, sleep and eating issues, and for building step-by-step coping skills. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and reflecting what someone is experiencing so they can better understand their feelings and choices. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people notice emotions that drive those patterns and try different responses.Finding the best approach happens together. Christine will review goals, symptoms, and preferences in early sessions and recommend methods to try. That collaborative process often mixes structured CBT exercises with time to name and process emotions and, when appropriate, targeted trauma work.
The practical benefits of working online include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. Some people find shorter check-ins easier to fit on a lunch break, while others prefer a longer session when they have more time. Confirm the current session options before booking to learn which formats are offered and what will work best for scheduling and session length.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, anger, career stress, and coping with life changes.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to try specific, testable changes. Sessions include practical exercises to practice between meetings.
What is her clinical experience?
She has 25 years of experience working primarily with adults on grief, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, trauma, and motivation concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Minnesota.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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