About Christina
Christina “Christie” Samulevich helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, relationship trouble, or big life changes. She also supports those facing trauma, issues with self‑esteem, addiction concerns, and questions about intimacy or career direction. Christie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, working from Illinois and offering online sessions in English.
Christie uses straightforward conversation to help people find small, concrete steps forward. She draws on client-centered methods to follow each person’s goals, and she uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to change unhelpful patterns.
How Christina works
Motivational interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change, and solution-focused work targets immediate, useful goals. Her style is calm and direct. Sessions focus on what matters most to the client and on skills that can be used between meetings.
Christie pays attention to how past hurts affect current choices and supports people working through trauma and post-traumatic stress. She also addresses family problems, codependency, communication and commitment worries, body image and abandonment concerns, and issues related to hospice and end-of-life counseling. Christie will discuss what matters to each person and build a plan that fits their life.
People meet with her by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Christie has three years of clinical experience and holds an Illinois LCSW. Sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
To start, clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
Christina lists 6 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches for online work and practical strategies
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s priorities. The therapist creates a space where the person sets the goals and the conversation adapts to what matters most, which helps with self-esteem, life direction, and relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. It teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with stress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, brings skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. These tools can help with emotion regulation, relationship patterns, and problems with impulsivity.
Christie treats choosing an approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with clients about goals, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust the plan as needed so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared materials. Phone sessions can fit into a break at work or when lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or for people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
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