About Christine
Christine “Chrissy” Bruso uses a client-centered approach to help people move toward clearer goals and healthier relationships. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and brings 14 years of experience to sessions in Virginia. Chrissy writes plainly and listens with warmth to understand each person's needs.
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to offer practical tools. Those methods help people notice unhelpful thinking, try small experiments, and build skills that fit daily life.
How Christine works
Sessions often include problem-focused steps and short-term strategies to ease stress and anxiety. Chrissy has worked in many roles before social work, including supporting adoptive families and counseling people with autism-related challenges. That background gives her a broad perspective on family dynamics and practical parenting concerns.
She supports parents who feel overwhelmed and helps them set boundaries that protect their energy and sense of self. Her style is direct and kind. She aims to create sessions where people feel seen and guided, not judged.
Clients can expect clear takeaways from meetings and suggestions they can try between sessions. Chrissy helps with relationship and communication struggles, work stress, career decisions, and self-esteem concerns. She also supports people coping with life changes, postpartum and pregnancy concerns, caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, body image issues, and ADHD-related challenges.
Her work focuses on helping people find small, sustainable changes that add up over time.
Christine lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Christine works with
The areas below are the ones Christine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. In short online sessions this means the therapist reflects concerns back, asks clarifying questions, and helps people set goals that feel right for them. This approach suits people who want someone to hear them and help shape their own path.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches people to notice thinking patterns and try different behaviors. Online CBT often includes clear tools and small exercises to practice between sessions, which can help with anxiety, stress, and low mood. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on practical steps and strengths to move toward a desired outcome quickly, which many people find useful for specific problems like communication or career choices.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what fits the client's needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps pick strategies that feel useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when lower bandwidth or not being on camera helps. Live chat and text messaging allow for shorter check-ins and ongoing support between longer appointments. These options help people fit sessions into busy days and maintain momentum between meetings.
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