About Christina
Christina Rydeen helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family worries, trauma, grief, eating concerns, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and life changes. She is introduced as a calm, steady presence who encourages honest conversation. Christina is an LPC and LCPC and brings 14 years of experience to sessions.
She aims to make sessions a place where someone can say what they really feel without being judged.
How Christina works
Christina listens first and then works with each person to set clear, manageable goals. Her style is direct but compassionate, focusing on small steps that add up over time. Christina uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to help identify unhelpful thinking and change difficult behavior.
She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice their values and take committed action. Emotion-focused techniques are used when stronger feelings need to be understood and regulated. In typical sessions she helps people build skills for stress, anger, and cravings, or to manage mood swings and anxiety.
She supports work on attachment, body image, communication, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, and isolation. Christina pays attention to day-to-day routines that affect mood and coping. Her background includes work across settings in Missouri and Kansas over more than a decade.
She uses that experience to match tools to each person's needs. Christina invites people to start with small goals and see therapy as a step-by-step process.
Christina lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Christina works with
The areas below are the ones Christina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Christina draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in her online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and practice new ways of responding to stress, anxiety, and mood problems. Acceptance and commitment therapy focuses on identifying personal values and taking action that fits those values even when uncomfortable feelings are present.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they choose techniques that feel useful and adjust them as progress is made so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people work face-to-face when that matters. Phone or chat can be easier for quick check-ins, lower bandwidth, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Text messaging supports brief ongoing work and reminders between sessions, offering flexibility for busy days.
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