Christine D'Avico , LMHC

Christine D'Avico is a Florida licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She supports adults dealing with life changes, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, career stress, and issues that often accompany trauma and compassion fatigue. Christine brings 21 years of clinical experience to her work and focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions.

Her approach centers on listening first and tailoring treatment to each person. She uses client-centered methods to make sessions focused on the client's goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also integrates EMDR and somatic practices when trauma or stuck emotions are present.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit where the client is starting from. Christine helps people break problems into manageable steps and builds coping skills for everyday life. She also supports those coping with family of origin issues, codependency, guilt, and loneliness.

Her work includes attention to women's issues and life purpose concerns, as well as aging and geriatric topics. Christine adapts interventions to match the client's needs and preferences, combining talk-based strategies with body-centered tools when helpful.

Clients can expect straightforward language, practical homework, and a focus on what changes are useful now. She aims to help people feel steadier, make clearer decisions, and regain momentum in their lives.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experience. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps the client decide which changes matter most. It is useful for stress, life transitions, and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. The therapist and client identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. CBT is helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and building coping skills.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, works with disturbing memories and the body’s reactions to them. Sessions often involve recalling upsetting moments while attending to a bilateral stimulus, which can reduce the intensity of distressing memories. This approach is frequently used for trauma and intense emotional reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose or combine methods based on goals, history, and personal preference. That collaborative process can change over time as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit different schedules. Video allows face-to-face connection, phone calls can be easier with limited bandwidth, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing processing between sessions. These options give flexibility so people can use formats that work best for their daily life.