Christine Shephard , LCSW

Christine Shephard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with seven years of practice in Florida. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She also supports those coping with compassion fatigue and motivation concerns. Christine aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supported.

Christine uses clear, practical ways to work through problems. She draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive techniques, client-centered listening, dialectical behavior skills, and mindfulness. Sessions focus on building everyday skills people can use between meetings.

Her approach is collaborative. She asks questions, listens, and helps clients set small, doable goals. Therapy sessions include talking things through, practicing new ways to respond, and checking what fits each person’s life.

Christine has experience addressing sleep problems, anger, relationship tensions, and issues tied to caregiving and chronic illness. She also helps people with career stress, grief, addictions, ADHD, and challenges tied to aging or serious illness.

She works in English and provides a calm, respectful space for people to share what’s hard. The focus is on practical change and on helping clients make choices that match their values.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Christine uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. ACT focuses on accepting hard feelings while committing to small, meaningful steps that build a fuller life.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try practical behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress because it breaks issues into manageable parts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Christine collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and daily life. She adjusts tools and pacing based on feedback and what proves most helpful over time.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face-to-face from a convenient location. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins, homework support, or a way to share progress between appointments. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and varied needs.