Christine Abrams , LPC

Christine Abrams is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania with more than 35 years of experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges. She has delivered care in community mental health centers, agencies, and college settings, and has managed therapy programs while providing supervision for counselors pursuing professional licensure.

Over the course of her career she has worked with individuals of all ages and backgrounds on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, and transitions that accompany life changes. Her work is informed by client-centered and family systems theories and integrates techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to tailor an active, individualized plan for each person.

Sessions with Christine focus on clarifying concerns, setting priorities, and collaboratively pursuing practical goals. She often suggests a variety of options to extend progress beyond sessions, including books, apps, or creative activities like art and writing, chosen to match each person’s interests and needs. With a strong orientation toward family contexts, she pays attention to relationships, environment, and culture, looking for existing strengths that can be applied to current struggles. Christine aims to help people develop workable strategies and acknowledges milestones as they move forward.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Christine Abrams

Christine Abrams draws on client-centered therapy to create a respectful, collaborative atmosphere where the person's own goals guide the work. This approach emphasizes listening, understanding, and building on strengths, and is helpful for relationship concerns, life transitions, parenting challenges, and general coping needs.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which involves identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to stress or low mood and practicing concrete strategies to change them. CBT is often applied for anxiety, depression, and problem-solving around specific difficulties.

Mindfulness-based techniques are integrated to help people increase present-moment awareness and develop skills for managing stress and emotional reactivity. These practices can complement other approaches and support ongoing self-regulation.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and Christine works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so the plan remains practical and meaningful.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, support continuity during life changes, and increase access to licensed professionals and therapists who can help move work forward.