About Christine
Christine "Chris" Coleman-Sandwell is a licensed professional counselor with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and addiction. Chris takes a straightforward, compassionate approach so people can talk about the issues that matter most to them.
She uses a person-centered style that puts the client’s perspective first. Sessions are aimed at practical change, not jargon. People notice clearer thinking, better emotion management, and steps they can actually try between meetings.
How Christine works
Chris also draws on motivational interviewing to support people who feel stuck or unsure about change. That method helps uncover personal reasons for change and builds confidence to take action. Solution-focused techniques are added when clients want concrete strategies and short-term goals.
Her practice includes support for relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, family problems, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and midlife transitions. She also works with people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, self-harm urges, seasonal mood shifts, and compassion fatigue. Clients will find direct conversation and clear planning in sessions.
Chris helps people sort priorities, set manageable goals, and track small wins. She works with adults in Missouri and conducts sessions in English.
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What Christine works with
The areas below are the ones Christine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Approaches and online options for practical change
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. The approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and honoring the client’s experience so they can find their own solutions. It is useful for stress, relationship concerns, and building self-esteem.Motivational interviewing is a brief, goal-oriented method that helps people resolve mixed feelings about change. It highlights personal reasons for change and builds readiness, which can be especially helpful for addiction, lifestyle shifts, and periods of feeling stuck.
Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on small, achievable steps and measurable goals. It works well when someone wants concrete strategies and clear progress in a short time frame.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match these methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions may blend elements so the plan fits the situation rather than sticking to one rigid method.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let conversations feel more personal and allow visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick ways to share thoughts between longer sessions or to reflect in writing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting work, caregiving, and daily life.
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