Christine Gerstenberger

Christine Gerstenberger is a UK counsellor with five years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, anger and low mood. She works with each person to set practical goals and build skills they can use day to day. Christine approaches clients with respect, sensitivity and compassion as they take steps towards change.

She uses a mix of methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas. Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps such as noticing patterns, trying small behaviour changes, and practising new ways of relating to difficult thoughts or feelings. The work is paced to fit the person's needs and readiness.

Common concerns Christine helps with include grief, self-esteem, sleep and eating difficulties, relationship and communication problems, and coping with life changes. She also works with mood issues such as bipolar features, panic and obsessive worries. Practical skills for emotion regulation and stress reduction are often part of the work.

Christine describes therapy as a collaborative process. She tailors plans rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach and revises goals as people make progress. Short exercises, homework and real-life experiments are used when helpful to build new habits.

Sessions are carried out in English and operate through a subscription model that may be cancelled at any time. Prospective clients are asked to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

How Christine’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress and when people feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on small, practical steps to change thinking and behaviour patterns, which can be helpful for panic, low mood and obsessive worries. Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationships affect present-day reactions and can support people struggling with communication, loneliness or trust.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Christine will explore goals, preferences and how you respond to different ideas, then agree a plan together. The process is collaborative and adjusted as progress is made, with simple exercises or experiments used between sessions when helpful.

The biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing appointments around work or childcare. It also allows shorter check-ins when needed, and makes it possible to use screen-sharing for worksheets or guided exercises during a session.