About Christina
Christina Steele-Lietz uses a collaborative, person-centered approach to help people navigate hard moments and big life changes. She brings 20 years of clinical experience and holds the LMSW and LCSW credentials. Christina aims to be a calm, clear presence who listens and helps people find practical ways forward.
She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues related to identity and intimacy. Her work also addresses sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, bipolar conditions, and career or purpose questions.
How Christina works
Christina supports people dealing with caregiver strain, chronic illness, bereavement, and life transitions. Sessions emphasize straightforward conversation and useful skills. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people name values and take action.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and client-centered work guide deeper connection with emotions and personal strengths. Christina aims to make therapy a practical part of daily life.
She helps people build habits that reduce suffering and increase meaningful activity. Together she and the client look for small steps that fit real schedules and real limits. Her 20 years of practice include work across settings in Illinois.
Sessions are offered in English. People begin by selecting Start Therapy, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and scheduling sessions based on availability.
Christina lists 9 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
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How different approaches are used in online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most to a person and taking small steps toward those values. It helps with stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions by encouraging committed action even when feelings are difficult. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical strategies for changing patterns that cause distress. CBT can help with anxiety, sleep and eating issues, ADHD-related difficulties, and mood regulation. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and responding to emotions to build stronger emotional awareness and coping; it can be useful for intimacy-related concerns and relationship stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christina will collaborate with each person to choose or blend methods that match goals and preferences. That partnership means plans get adjusted over time based on what helps in daily life.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a break during a busy day. Live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins, brief reflections, or steady support between longer sessions. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or mobility limits.
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