Dr. Maureen Christensen , LMFT

Dr. Maureen Christensen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 34 years of clinical experience. She draws on practical, hands-on approaches to help people move past stuck patterns and make meaningful change in their lives.

She blends client-centered care with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more useful ways of thinking. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method when relationship and intimacy issues are central concerns. Mindfulness techniques are added to help people manage stress and stay present.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, anger, and self-esteem. She also addresses relationship and family strains, intimacy-related issues, communication problems, infidelity, divorce and separation, blended family dynamics, and commitment struggles.

Dr. Christensen has supported people facing life changes such as serious illness, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and caregiving stress. She helps with body image, codependency, abandonment and personality-related patterns when these get in the way of daily life and relationships.

In sessions she aims to be direct while remaining warm and supportive. She focuses on teaching practical skills people can use between sessions, so they feel more confident managing emotions and solving problems on their own.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy begins by focusing on the person's own goals and experience, with the therapist offering empathy and gentle guidance to help people find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and habits; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on attachment and emotional bonding, helping partners and individuals understand and shift patterns that cause conflict and disconnection.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. Plans can be adjusted over time based on what is helping most.

Online sessions offer flexible ways to work using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations and relationship work where seeing facial cues matters. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits better into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for brief updates, homework review, or when shorter, more frequent touchpoints help maintain momentum.