Works with
- Anger
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
How Christine works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 37
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Christine
Christine Crawford is a Licensed Master Social Worker with 37 years of clinical experience in Michigan. She focuses on helping people manage strong emotions, reduce stress, and handle difficult life changes. Christine brings steady experience and a practical outlook to sessions.
She uses evidence-based techniques to help clients manage anger, anxiety, depression, and mood instability. Christine also supports people navigating parenting challenges, blended family issues, and family of origin concerns.
Background and approach
She addresses neurodevelopmental and social concerns such as ADHD, autism and Asperger Syndrome, social anxiety, and impulsivity. Sessions emphasize skills that are simple to use in daily life. Christine helps people notice patterns, practice emotion regulation, and improve communication.
Work often centers on clear, small steps people can try between sessions. Cultural context matters in her approach. She pays attention to multicultural concerns, prejudice and discrimination, and compassion fatigue when those issues affect coping and relationships.
Christine aims to create a respectful space where backgrounds and experiences are acknowledged. Practical matters are part of the plan. She helps people set realistic goals, track progress, and adapt strategies when life changes.
Her long experience in Michigan informs a grounded, commonsense style that many find steady and reliable.
What Christine works with
Everything Christine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Christine's practice.
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches that support emotional regulation online
Christine draws on practical, evidence-based techniques that teach people how to manage intense feelings and respond differently in stressful moments. One common approach focuses on emotion regulation skills - learning to notice physical signs of anger, slow responses, and use brief grounding or breathing tools to reduce escalation. This helps with anger, impulsivity, and stress. Another approach emphasizes communication skills and problem-solving. Sessions often include role-play or step-by-step plans to improve conversations, set boundaries, and handle conflicts more effectively. This is useful for parenting strains, blended family challenges, and family of origin issues. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Christine will collaborate with each person to pick and adapt techniques based on individual goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in as strategies are tried and adjusts the plan when something is not working. Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow simple check-ins, written coaching, and skill reminders between appointments. These options help people fit therapeutic work into busy lives and maintain progress across weeks.Questions people ask about Christine
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, among other issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and skills-focused, emphasizing emotion regulation, communication practice, and steps clients can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 37 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns in Michigan.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices in Michigan.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.