About Christine
Christine Savas is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, depression, grief, and burnout. She also supports those facing trauma, sleep troubles, career changes, and challenges related to LGBT and family issues. Her approach centers on practical steps that make daily life easier.
Christine builds sessions around each person's needs rather than a diagnosis. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns and try new ways of coping.
Background and approach
She also uses skills from dialectical behavior work to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Her background includes an M.Ed. in Counseling from DePaul University and undergraduate study in psychology and human relations at the University of Iowa.
She has worked in non-profits supporting at-risk young adults in Chicago and in independent practice, gaining experience with depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, and ADHD among other concerns. Christine pays attention to how mental health links with daily habits. As a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider she discusses factors like nutrition, movement, and routines when relevant.
That holistic view is woven into practical goals you can try between sessions. Sessions are adapted to what each person needs, with a focus on clear skills and steady progress. Christine welcomes a collaborative process where clients set priorities and test changes that improve work, relationships, and personal wellbeing.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Christine commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety or depression. These are often taught through step-by-step exercises and homework that work well between sessions.She also draws on mindfulness practices to build awareness of body sensations and emotional states. Mindfulness can help with stress, sleep problems, and managing intense feelings by teaching simple attention and breathing skills.
Psychodynamic ideas are part of her work too, focusing on patterns that repeat across relationships. That approach helps people understand where old habits come from and decide whether they still serve them.
Deciding which approach to use is a joint process. The therapist will learn about your goals, preferences, and daily life, then recommend techniques to try. Treatment is adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for more in-depth conversations, phone can fit a break at work, and chat or messaging lets people check in between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule while keeping consistent progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English