About Christel
Christel Brydegaard is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida. She offers a collaborative style where clients set goals and shape the work together. Her tone is open and nonjudgmental, and she aims to make the first steps feel manageable.
Christel focuses on trauma, including domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. She also supports people coping with depression, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, relationship strain, and anger. Other areas she addresses include stress, parenting concerns, eating issues, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and major life changes.
How Christel works
Her method adapts to each person's needs and progress. Sessions emphasize clear goals, practical strategies, and steady pacing so people can try new ways to handle difficult moments. Christel uses a mix of evidence-based therapeutic techniques chosen to match what each person is facing.
With six years of professional experience, she blends direct care with an empathetic approach. She listens for patterns that make problems harder to manage and helps clients build skills to respond differently to those patterns. The work often combines talking, skill practice, and planning for real-life situations.
Christel encourages parents and individuals feeling overwhelmed to take the next step. She recognizes that starting therapy can be hard and offers a supportive space to explore concerns and develop practical coping steps.
What Christel works with
The areas below are the ones Christel selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Many of the evidence-based therapeutic techniques Christel uses focus on practical skills and processing difficult memories. One common approach involves stabilizing skills for managing anxiety and strong emotions - teaching breathing, grounding, and short tools to reduce overwhelm in daily life. Another often-used approach helps people process trauma by carefully working through distressing memories and responses at a pace that feels manageable. These methods are aimed at reducing symptoms and increasing everyday functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christel will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks progress and adjusts the plan over time so the therapy stays useful and realistic.
Online therapy makes these methods accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions and skill coaching where seeing facial cues helps. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, coping reminders, and follow-up between appointments. These options offer flexibility to fit sessions into a busy life and to practice new skills in real time.
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