Christine Goodstein , LCSW

Christine Goodstein is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience. She practices in Delaware and focuses on common concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma, and self-esteem. Her approach starts with listening. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, with emphasis on small steps that make daily life feel more manageable. Christine has supported people across many settings, including healthcare, group homes, schools, and correctional facilities. That variety gave her experience with a wide range of life situations and challenges. She draws on those years to offer clear strategies and steady support. Many people come for help with specific themes such as attachment worries, abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, chronic illness or pain, communication struggles, or pregnancy and childbirth concerns. Christine also works with mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, self-harm, and questions about life purpose and money. Sessions use straightforward methods to address symptoms and build coping skills. The goal is to help clients notice progress and use practical tools between meetings. Christine encourages open conversation and crafts a plan that fits each person’s pace and priorities.

Evidence-based techniques for online care

Christine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in plain, usable ways. One common approach focuses on building coping skills to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, teaching people simple practices they can use day to day to manage stress and mood. Another approach emphasizes processing trauma and its effects through paced, supportive conversation and skills that help regulate emotions and improve safety in relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, history, and what feels most useful, then try methods that match those needs. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions so progress can happen at a comfortable pace.

Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make help more accessible. Video can recreate a face-to-face feel for in-depth work, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can fit short check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between sessions. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.