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Christine O'Connor

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Christine O'Connor

New Hampshire

Experienced LCSW for practical support

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  • Men's wellbeing focus
  • Practical coping skills
  • Long-term experience

About Christine

Christine O'Connor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and trauma. She focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier and steadier. Christine approaches each person with respect and a belief in their strengths. She is listed for Men's wellbeing and welcomes conversations about issues affecting men.

With 27 years in the field, Christine draws on long experience supporting people through depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and major life changes. She works with people facing chronic illness, caregiver strain, and career or work-related stress. She also helps those coping with ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and eating or sleeping problems.

Her style centers on collaboration. Christine treats the person as the expert on their life and helps them name goals and build skills to reach them. Sessions tend to focus on what is working now and what small, concrete steps might reduce distress.

She supports people dealing with family and communication problems, codependency, and issues around attachment and abandonment. Christine also brings attention to identity and LGBT concerns when they affect wellbeing.

People who choose her can expect steady, practical support and encouragement while they try new approaches. She aims to make therapy a place for honest talk, learning, and gradual change. To begin, readers should use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

Practical therapy approaches and how they work online

Christine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize clear goals and practical skills. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful patterns and trying new actions in everyday life to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms; it helps with stress, worry, and low mood. Another approach centers on coping strategies for trauma, grief, and addiction by building routines, emotion regulation skills, and safer ways to manage urges and painful memories.

Finding the right approach is part of the initial work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to understand goals, preferences, and life demands, and then try methods that fit those needs. This means techniques may be adapted over time based on what helps most.

Please confirm which online session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography did not specify formats. In general, online work can make therapy easier to schedule around job and family commitments, remove travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue work during relocations or when they are outside their home region. Licensed professionals can use remote sessions to teach skills, review progress, and assign practical tasks between meetings to support change.

Areas of expertise

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

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Christine help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and grief, depression, and a wide range of relationship and life-change issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is collaborative and practical; she treats the client as the expert on their life and focuses on small, usable steps to reduce distress.

How much experience does she have?

Christine has 27 years of professional experience working with people across many concerns and life stages.

What credentials and region information are provided?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New Hampshire.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with therapy?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments according to therapist availability.

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