Christine Frederick , LICSW

Christine Frederick is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship difficulties. She practices from Massachusetts and brings 14 years of clinical experience to sessions. Her style is straightforward and focused on practical steps people can use between meetings.

Christine often works with people facing caregiver strain, parenting challenges, end-of-life concerns, and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar. She also supports those dealing with trauma, substance use, anger, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Sessions aim to address immediate concerns while building longer-term coping skills.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods that prioritize each person’s values and goals. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and make concrete behavior changes. Solution-focused techniques help set short-term, achievable steps when a quick course correction is needed.

Christine favors a strength-based perspective. She helps people recognize skills they already have and apply them to current struggles. That often means turning small wins into steady progress and reducing overwhelm.

People who choose her tend to want clear, pragmatic guidance paired with attentive listening. She works with common life stresses such as family conflict, caregiving demands, recovery from loss, and patterns that keep returning despite best efforts.

How Christine’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s perspective. It helps people feel heard and clarifies their values so goals can be set that matter to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and some habit-based concerns. Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on what is already working and builds small, achievable steps toward a preferred future.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Christine will talk with each person about their goals, routines, and what feels most comfortable. Together they decide whether to emphasize client-centered listening, more structured CBT exercises, or short-term solution-focused steps based on what the person needs and prefers.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter, simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, quick problem-solving, or keeping momentum between longer sessions. These options provide flexibility so therapy can be matched to schedule and communication style.