Christine Nusser , LCSW

Christine Nusser is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing from Tennessee with 30 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Many come for support with grief, trauma, eating concerns, anger, or mood disorders such as bipolar. Christine offers straightforward, practical help and aims to make therapy usable in day-to-day life.

Her approach blends several well-known methods to match each person's needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people make values-based choices, and attachment-based work to look at how close relationships affect emotional life.

Christine tailors sessions around what each person prefers and needs. She has worked with people facing chronic mental health challenges, mood disorders, and dual diagnoses, as well as those coping with life crises, phobias, and unresolved grief. Treatment plans emphasize stability, symptom relief, and gradual personal growth.

Over three decades in practice, Christine has combined clinical training and practical problem solving, including an MSSW in clinical social work and an MBA. She aims to offer supportive, affordable care and to help people set realistic goals and build skills they can use outside sessions.

Her practice supports therapy by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Sessions are organized to fit what people can actually do between work, family, and other responsibilities.

Online approaches that fit daily life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and situations where avoidance has become a problem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how past and current relationships shape emotional reactions and interpersonal patterns, which can be important for relationship or intimacy-related concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Christine will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then suggest methods to try and adjust them as needed. Sessions often mix approaches so the work fits each person's situation rather than following a single formula.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel. Video lets people work face to face when helpful; phone can be a lower-bandwidth option for brief check-ins; chat or text can support quick updates or ongoing skill practice between sessions. These formats increase flexibility and help people keep therapy consistent with busy lives.