Christine DeHart

Christine DeHart is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and relationship struggles. She approaches clients with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Christine encourages practical steps toward a more balanced and fulfilling life and offers support as people make changes.

With 15 years of professional experience, Christine adapts conversations and care to each person’s needs. She has worked with people facing LGBTQ concerns, military-related stress, and grief and loss. She also supports those coping with addictions, depression, sleep and eating difficulties, and caregiving burdens.

Her background includes practice in both Arizona and Indiana as an LCSW, and she has worked in private practice for many years. Christine describes herself as open to people with alternative lifestyles and varied spiritual paths. She also notes experience with first responder and veteran issues.

In sessions she focuses on clear, practical steps and honest conversation. She uses approaches drawn from attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical skills, and emotionally focused work to help people recognize patterns and try new ways of managing feelings.

Clients can expect a collaborative process that sets goals and checks progress. Christine aims to tailor plans to what each person says they need and to build skills for handling anger, life transitions, and ongoing stressors.

How therapy methods translate to online work

Attachment-based work emphasizes understanding how early relationships shape current reactions. It helps people notice patterns in connection and try new ways of relating. Client-centered therapy centers the person’s own goals and pace, with the therapist listening and reflecting to help the client find their own answers. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That decision can change over time as needs shift and progress is tracked.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. When offered, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow for quicker check-ins on stressful days. Some formats may be better for short skill practice or for when video is not practical, while others support deeper, longer sessions. Discussing scheduling and format preferences helps tailor therapy to daily routines and responsibilities.