- Experienced LCSW
- Practical coping skills
- Grief and loss focus
About Christine
Christine O'Connor is an LCSW practicing in New Hampshire with twenty-seven years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, addictions, trauma, and depression. She works alongside clients who are navigating relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, career transitions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
She views each person as the expert on their own story and looks for existing strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps and simple skills that can be used between meetings. She aims to make beginning therapy feel manageable and clear rather than overwhelming.
In sessions she listens for what matters most to the client and tailors the work to real life. She supports people coping with major life changes, chronic illness or caregiving strain, and body image or eating concerns. Christine also addresses issues linked to attachment, abandonment, and communication problems.
Her approach is goal-oriented and collaborative. She helps clients set small, realistic goals and checks progress regularly. This keeps the work focused and helps people notice change over time.
Clients can expect a steady, respectful presence and practical tools for daily life. The focus is on what helps now and what builds resilience for the future.
She views each person as the expert on their own story and looks for existing strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps and simple skills that can be used between meetings. She aims to make beginning therapy feel manageable and clear rather than overwhelming.
In sessions she listens for what matters most to the client and tailors the work to real life. She supports people coping with major life changes, chronic illness or caregiving strain, and body image or eating concerns. Christine also addresses issues linked to attachment, abandonment, and communication problems.
Her approach is goal-oriented and collaborative. She helps clients set small, realistic goals and checks progress regularly. This keeps the work focused and helps people notice change over time.
Clients can expect a steady, respectful presence and practical tools for daily life. The focus is on what helps now and what builds resilience for the future.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues
Experience
27+ years
Credentials
New Hampshire
Languages
English
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical skills and structured work. One approach helps people learn coping skills for anxiety and stress through step-by-step practice and homework. Another emphasizes processing grief, loss, and trauma by pacing discussions and finding ways to remember and adapt after difficult events.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that match goals, needs, and comfort level. That collaborative process includes adjusting techniques over time if something is not helpful.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Some people find remote sessions help them maintain consistency during caregiving or work demands. Ask about available formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she support?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma, addictions, depression, and related issues like ADHD, caregiver strain, and career change.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She helps people set small goals and practices skills they can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Christine has twenty-seven years of professional experience helping clients manage emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New Hampshire and provides services from that region.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients as well.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.