About Christopher
Christopher Jainandan is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship or family challenges. He speaks plainly and aims to make it easier to ask for help. Christopher practices in Florida and works with people who want practical steps and steady support.
He brings about 10 years of experience in mental health and substance abuse settings. His training includes a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
How Christopher works
Christopher focuses on reducing stigma and encouraging honest conversations about difficult issues. In sessions he uses straightforward methods to manage symptoms and build skills. He often blends client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
That mix is meant to help people change unhelpful thoughts, build coping skills, and stay motivated. Christopher also works with concerns such as grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. He pays attention to codependency, first responder stress, men's issues, panic and obsessive-compulsive patterns when they come up.
People who want clear goals and tools to manage day-to-day life tend to do well with his approach. He accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step get the process started.
Christopher lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Christopher works with
The areas below are the ones Christopher selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Christopher often uses client-centered therapy to create a space where the person leads the conversation and feels heard; this approach helps when someone needs acceptance and a clearer sense of their own goals. He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and panic. Dialectical behavior therapy or DBT skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are important, such as intense mood swings or overwhelm.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Christopher treats the selection of methods as a collaborative process and will help clients test what fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences. He checks in and adjusts tools and techniques as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or reduce bandwidth needs. Live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or shorter exchanges between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around life demands while using the approaches that best match each person’s situation.
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