About Christine
Christine Gorski-Makar meets people where they are and helps them take practical steps toward feeling better. She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 15 years of experience. Her manner is warm and interactive, and she aims to create a respectful, genuine space for people to talk through hard things.
She has a Master of Arts from New York University in counseling psychology and a long background in addiction and trauma care.
How Christine works
That experience includes supporting people who have lived through physical trauma, emotional abuse, and symptoms related to post-traumatic stress. Christine has worked with a wide range of concerns such as depression, anxiety, bipolar challenges, and substance use issues. Her approach blends several evidence-informed methods.
Christine uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also incorporates dialectical behavior ideas to teach emotional regulation and mindfulness skills for staying grounded in the moment. At the same time she draws on person-centered values to keep conversations focused on each person's goals and strengths.
She adapts therapy to meet individual needs and combines methods into a clear plan that people can follow between sessions. Sessions are conversational and practical. Christine helps people set achievable steps, practice new skills, and track progress.
She also supports those coping with grief, relationship strain, parenting stress, workplace burnout, and professional compassion fatigue. Services are offered in English and Ukrainian, and international clients are accepted. Christine aims to empower people as they make changes and move toward a more manageable, fulfilling life.
Christine lists 8 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.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English, Ukrainian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Practical therapy approaches and online access
Christine blends client-centered work with cognitive-behavioral and dialectical behavior ideas to help people manage distress and make concrete changes. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship so the person can lead the pace and goals. Cognitive-behavioral therapy teaches ways to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors so daily life feels less overwhelming. Dialectical behavior therapy offers skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Christine will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and then tailor a plan that mixes these methods. That process includes trying techniques in sessions and adjusting based on what helps most over time.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and skills practice. Phone sessions can be useful when internet bandwidth is limited or when a person prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging make it simpler to check in between appointments or fit brief sessions into a busy day. These options aim to increase flexibility and make regular care more manageable.
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