- Client-centered focus
- Practical coping skills
- Experience with trauma
About Christine
Christine Solum is an LICSW with 25 years of clinical experience in Minnesota. She offers a warm, interactive style that aims to make therapy feel approachable and direct. Parents and individuals often turn to her for help with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship or parenting concerns.
She blends client-centered therapy with other approaches to match what each person needs. That means conversations focus on the person's priorities, while practical tools come in when they help. Christine commonly uses cognitive behavioral ideas alongside client-centered methods to address patterns of thinking and behavior.
Her background includes work across many life stages and situations, and she has supported people through grief, major life transitions, and compassion fatigue. She also has experience with ADHD, postpartum mood concerns, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and challenges related to autism and intellectual disability.
Sessions are meant to be collaborative. Christine listens for strengths and builds from them, then introduces skills or experiments to try between sessions. She emphasizes clear, doable steps so changes feel manageable.
If someone is facing relationship strain, parenting stress, or the effects of trauma, Christine focuses on steady progress and practical coping skills. She encourages people to set small goals and notices what helps them feel more capable. The approach is flexible and centered on the person’s concerns and values.
How client-centered and CBT work in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's concerns. The therapist reflects what she hears, helps prioritize goals, and supports the person's own decision-making. This approach is helpful for people who want a calm, respectful space to sort through emotions and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going. It uses simple experiments, short exercises, and practical skills to shift unhelpful thinking and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. CBT is often paired with a client-centered stance to keep work relevant to what the person cares about.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods fit best based on goals, preferences, and how things are going in early sessions. Adjustments are made along the way so the plan stays useful.
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific online formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, shorten travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people try tools or experiments between sessions without changing daily routines.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Christine address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, relationship and family concerns, parenting strains, grief, and related issues such as postpartum depression and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive, focused on the person in front of her. She centers the conversation on your goals while offering practical tools when they are useful.
What is her professional background?
She holds 25 years of experience working with a range of concerns across different life stages, supporting people through life changes, trauma recovery, and caregiving or hospice related distress.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is an LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - practicing in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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