About Christina
Christina Gower is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri who helps people manage anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and abuse, and mood concerns like bipolar disorder. She also supports those coping with grief, sleep problems, anger, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and identity-related struggles in the LGBT community. Her approach is direct and respectful.
She aims to create a warm, non-judgmental space where people feel heard. Christina uses a mix of well-known methods to match each person's needs.
Background and approach
She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and ACT strategies to clarify values and take meaningful action. Mindfulness and DBT skills are included when people need tools for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Sessions are collaborative and practical.
Christina focuses on problem-solving, building coping skills, and setting small goals people can use between sessions. She keeps language plain and offers exercises people can try on their own time. Christina has eight years of counseling experience and has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings earlier in her career.
That background shaped her ability to help with both acute crises and longer-term struggles. She brings steady, unhurried support and a commitment to tailoring plans to each person's situation. People who choose Christina can expect straightforward guidance, active listening, and a focus on skills that fit daily life.
She encourages clients to move at a pace that feels manageable while working toward clearer routines and less overwhelming days.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when emotions are strong. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and improve daily routines. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling conflict more effectively.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Christina will talk with each person about goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit those needs. The plan can change over time as progress is made or new concerns come up, and decisions are made collaboratively.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more interaction is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, skill practice, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a workday, manage follow-up between sessions, and maintain continuity when schedules shift.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English