About Christianna
Christianna Sullivan is a licensed social worker and counselor in Illinois. She holds LCSW and LCPC credentials and brings seven years of professional clinical experience. She talks plainly and meets people where they are.
Her approach centers on respect, patience, and practical steps forward. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, work strain, and parenting worries. She also helps with relationship problems, family conflict, grief, and life transitions.
Sessions aim to strengthen coping skills and boost confidence in small, manageable ways.
Background and approach
Christianna uses client-centered methods to shape each conversation around what matters most to the person in the room. She draws on mindfulness practices to help calm racing thoughts and ground attention in the present. Solution-focused techniques are used to set clear, short-term goals and build momentum toward them.
Her work includes support around trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and issues specific to women and caregivers. She also addresses blended family adjustment, divorce and separation, and workplace concerns. People looking for help with midlife questions, life purpose, or self-love will find a practical, steady hearing.
Christianna sees therapy as a collaboration. She listens first, then outlines small steps that fit daily life. Conversations are straightforward, with tools and homework tailored to what actually works for each person.
Practical approaches for online therapy and day-to-day life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's priorities and shaping conversations around what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs a listening ear and guidance tailored to their values and goals.Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and calm the mind. It can be useful for anxiety, racing thoughts, and improving focus during busy days.
Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, concrete steps and short-term goals. It is helpful for people who want fast, practical changes they can try between sessions.
Choosing the right method is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through preferences, needs, and goals and then adjust the approach as sessions progress. That collaboration helps make sure strategies actually fit daily routines.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let people hold a face-to-face conversation from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into a break. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English