About Christine
Christine Shannon is a PACFA counsellor with nine years of professional experience in Australia. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety and low mood. Christine is also experienced in supporting those affected by trauma, abuse and anger.
She welcomes the courage it takes to begin therapy and works calmly alongside new clients. Christine keeps sessions straightforward and focused. She builds space for people to talk about what matters most, without judgement.
How Christine works
Early sessions often map priorities and set small, manageable goals to reduce immediate distress. Her way of working draws on client-centred conversations that place the person’s experience at the centre. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and to try different responses.
Mindfulness practices are introduced when they suit a client’s pace and preferences. Christine pays attention to relationship patterns and past experiences that shape how people feel now. That includes issues linked to abandonment, attachment and guilt or shame.
She also supports people with body image concerns, caregiver stress and problems with control or communication. Sessions are practical and steady. Clients are offered tools they can use between meetings to manage panic, obsessive thinking or low mood.
Christine aims to help people feel clearer about choices and find small shifts that make daily life easier.
Christine lists 6 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | PACFA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches suitable for online care
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on building a respectful, non-judgemental relationship where the person leads the pace and topics of each session. It helps when someone needs a space to make sense of feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, panic and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce rumination and ground people during distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christine will discuss different methods and try options that match a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That choice happens together, so treatment stays practical and responsive as things change.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions are handy when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or other commitments while keeping sessions consistent and focused.
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